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IN RE GAITHER

No. 91-FM-405.

626 A.2d 920 (1993)

In re Hazel GAITHER, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 24, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion E. Baurley, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

John Payton, Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel and Janet L. Maher, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Karen Katz, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB, and SULLIVAN, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Hazel Gaither appeals from an order committing her to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for inpatient treatment. She asserts that the order was based on a "trial," as opposed to a disposition hearing, and that at this trial the court improperly shifted the burden of proof to her and required her to show that she was not a danger to herself or to others. Additionally, appellant contends that the court failed to consider less restrictive alternatives...

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