1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 905 A.2d
  5. 905 A.2d 278 (2006)
 

IN RE LANIER

No. 04-FM-726.

905 A.2d 278 (2006)

In re Evelyn LANIER, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 17, 2006.

As Amended September 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Hand, Washington, DC, appointed by the court, for appellant.

John M. Howard, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Robert J. Spagnoletti, Attorney General for the District of Columbia, and Catherine J. Motz, Deputy Attorney General, and Tonya A. Robinson, Chief, Mental Health Section, filed a statement in lieu of brief, for the District of Columbia.

Before GLICKMAN and FISHER, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge.

FISHER, Associate Judge:

Evelyn Lanier appeals from an order committing her to the Department of Mental Health Services following a jury trial in May of 2004. She contends that the trial court erred by committing her involuntarily while she was receiving voluntary treatment and by committing her as an inpatient although the District of Columbia Commission on Mental Health (Commission) recommended outpatient treatment. We reject both of appellant's arguments and affirm...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases