IN RE RICHARD A.

No. 98-286.

146 N.H. 295 (2001)

IN RE RICHARD A.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip T. McLaughlin, attorney general (Mary E. Schwarzer, attorney, on the brief and orally), for the State.

Tony F. Soltani, of Epsom, by brief and orally, for the respondent.


DUGGAN, J.

After a hearing before the Merrimack County Probate Court (Hampe, J.), the respondent, Richard A., was involuntarily admitted to New Hampshire Hospital. On appeal, the respondent asks us to determine whether an attorney appointed to represent an indigent client in an involuntary commitment proceeding under RSA chapter 135-C (1996 & Supp. 1997) must pursue an appeal on behalf of the client when the attorney has concluded that

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