CAROL J.R. v. COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE

No. 94-0688.

196 Wis.2d 882 (1995)

540 N.W.2d 233

IN the MATTER OF CAROL J. R.: CAROL J. R., Appellant, v. COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Mark Lukoff, assistant state public defender.

For the respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert G. Ott, corporation counsel, with Robert A. McKnight, principal assistant corporation counsel.

Before Sullivan, Fine and Schudson, JJ.


SULLIVAN, J.

Carol J. R. appeals from an order denying her motion for post-commitment relief from a probate court commissioner's order for involuntary medication. The central issue on appeal is whether a probate court commissioner has the authority to order post-involuntary commitment psychotropic medication.1

We conclude that the Wisconsin Supreme Court's conclusion in State ex rel...

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