MATTER OF JOELSON

No. C3-82-1521.

344 N.W.2d 613 (1984)

In the Matter of the Alleged Psychopathic Personality of John Anton JOELSON.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MacIntosh & Commers, Minneapolis, for Joelson.

Thomas L. Johnson, County Atty., Minneapolis, for Hennepin County.

Stephen Radtke, Shakopee, guardian.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


TODD, Justice.

John Anton Joelson appeals from the order of a three-judge panel affirming a probate court order committing him to the Minnesota Security Hospital at St. Peter as a psychopathic personality. The probate court in an amended order also placed restrictions on his right to obtain passes from the hospital. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

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