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In Re Watson

Citations

  • 91 Cal. App. 3d 455
  • 154 Cal. Rptr. 151
  • 1979 Cal. App. LEXIS 1587

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  • holding denial of committee’s right to be present at hearing “absent an on-the-record showing that she waived that right or was incapable of doing so by reason of either physical or mental incapacity, deprived her of her fundamental constitutional right to due process of law”
  • fundamental due process right to be present during a commitment proceeding which could result in the loss of substantial personal liberty
  • fundamental due process right to be present during a commitment proceeding which could result in the loss of substantial personal liberty

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Judges: Morris, Gardner, Kaufman

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