Legal Opinion

In Re RG

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 10, 2010No. 394 EDA 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

11 A.3d 513 (2010)

In re R.G.

Appeal of R.G.

No. 394 EDA 2010

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued August 25, 2010.

Filed December 10, 2010.

Theodore Q. Thompson, Blue bell, for appellant.

Peter Hobart, Assistant District Attorney, West Chester, for Commonwealth, participating party.

BEFORE: MUSMANNO, PANELLA and SHOGAN, JJ.

OPINION BY SHOGAN, J.:

Appellant, R.G., appeals from the order denying his request to have 50 P.S. §§ 7301(b)(1) and 7304 of the Mental Health Procedures Act ("MHPA"), 50 P.S. § 7101 et seq., declared unconstitutional. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Appellant killed his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. In Re Fc IIISupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Planned Parenthood Of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  4. In the Interest of K.A.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Commonwealth v. HelmsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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