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ST. EX REL. ROBERTA S. v. WAUKESHA DHS

No. 92-1397.

171 Wis.2d 266 (1992)

491 N.W.2d 114

STATE of Wisconsin, EX REL. ROBERTA A. S., Appellant, v. WAUKESHA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT and Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, a petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed by Richard Congdon of Congdon, Ward & Walden, S.C. of Waukesha.

On behalf of the respondents, a response was filed by Marylee Wilkinson, assistant corporation counsel, and Cheryl A. Gemignani, guardian ad litem.

Before Nettesheim, P.J., Brown and Anderson, JJ.

BROWN, J.

This is an appeal from an order authorizing the forcible administration of psychotropic medications to Roberta S.1 The issue is whether, under chs. 55 and 880, Stats., a guardian appointed for consenting to or refusing psychotropic medications has the power to forcibly detain the ward or to forcibly enter her premises to administer the medications. Roberta S. asserts that the trial court lacked the statutory authority to order...

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