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MATTER OF COMMITMENT OF K.F.

244 N.J. Super. 550 (1990)

582 A.2d 1294

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF K.F.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 7, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilfredo Caraballo, Public Advocate, attorney for appellant K.F. (Michael Z. Buncher, Assistant Deputy Public Advocate, on the brief).

Stanley L. Morrow, attorney for respondent County Adjuster, County of Bergen.

Before Judges BRODY, GRUCCIO and D'ANNUNZIO.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BRODY, J.A.D.

An involuntary patient of a mental hospital has a right to be present at a review hearing even though listening to his treating doctor's testimony may adversely affect future treatment. We base this holding on the express language of N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.1 et seq., L. 1987, c. 116, § 1, effective June 7, 1989. N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.14 provides in relevant part:

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