In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Gabriel C.

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• holding that 72-hour period begins when individual arrives at evaluation facility
• holding that determination of plain error requires “obvious mistake”
• reviewing for plain error where counsel failed to object to hearing held more than 72 hours after statutory deadline
• applying independent judgment to interpret Alaska Constitution and mental health commitment statute
• \Gabriel’s appeal of the involuntary medication order is moot because the record indicates that the order lapsed when his commitment ended.\
• “[W]e take this opportunity to stress that the assigned judicial officer should not hesitate to take appropriate action to expedite an evaluation if the respondent cannot be transported to the initially designated facility without delay.”

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