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In Re Steen

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided March 21, 1989No. C3-88-2410PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

Ronald Steen appeals from an order of the Douglas County District Court authorizing the Minnesota Security Hospital to treat him involuntarily with neuroleptic medication. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

FACTS

Appellant Ronald Steen is a mentally ill and dangerous individual, who was committed in 1986 to the Minnesota Security Hospital (MSH) at St. Peter, Minnesota. Dr. Charles VanValkenburg, Steen’s primary psychiatrist at MSH since January 1988, has diagnosed Steen as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.

In August 1988 the Treatment Review Panel (TRP)…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Guardianship of RoeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. People v. MedinaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  4. Price v. SheppardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  5. Jarvis v. LevineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Matter of SchauerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
  2. In Re the Civil Commitment of RaboinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005
  3. Matter of LambertCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989

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