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IN RE DOE

Nos. 79-92-Appeal to 79-94-Appeal and 79-166-Appeal.

432 A.2d 327 (1981)

In re John DOE. In re Richard ROE. In re Joseph ROE. In re NANCY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Pisano, Legal Counsel, Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals, Providence, for petitioners.

Joseph T. Feeley, Asst. Mental Health Advocate, Providence, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

These four appeals deal with the rights of individuals who may have been involuntarily committed for in-patient psychiatric care and treatment at the state's Institute of Mental Health. John, Richard, and Joseph were committed by orders entered in the District Court, while Nancy was committed by an order of the Family Court. Their appeals have been prosecuted by the mental-health advocate.

Since the court as presently constituted...

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