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· 3/11/1985

In Re the Commitment of an Alleged Mentally Disordered Person

Citations

  • 699 P.2d 1312
  • 145 Ariz. 81
  • 1985 Ariz. App. LEXIS 493

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  • requiring involuntary treatment only where patient unwilling or unable to accept treatment voluntarily is justified by medical efficacy of voluntary treatment and constitutional concerns that arise when state compulsion not shown to be necessary
  • requiring involuntary treatment only where patient unwilling or unable to accept treatment voluntarily is justified by medical efficacy of voluntary treatment and constitutional concerns that arise when state compulsion not shown to be necessary
  • state must show clearly and convincingly that patient is unwilling or unable to accept voluntary treatment
  • state must show clearly and convincingly that patient is unwilling or unable to accept voluntary treatment

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Judges: Livermore, Hathaway, Lacagnina

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