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MATTER OF WICKS

No. C0-85-48.

364 N.W.2d 844 (1985)

In the Matter of David Warren WICKS.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied May 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Piper, Minneapolis, for respondent patient.

Thomas L. Johnson, Hennepin County Atty., John R. Owen, Asst. Hennepin County Atty., Minneapolis, for appellant petitioner.

Heard, considered and decided by POPOVICH, C.J., and WOZNIAK and SEDGWICK, JJ.

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

Wicks is a 45-year-old profoundly retarded ward of the state who has been a patient at Faribault State Hospital since 1947. Pursuant to legislative mandate, a new commitment petition was filed and a trial held. There is no dispute that Wicks is retarded and committable. Appellant, Wicks' father, alleges that the trial court exceeded its authority by prescribing treatment at Faribault State Hospital, and by ordering Hennepin County...

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