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IN RE BROWN

No. C2-01-46.

640 N.W.2d 919 (2002)

In the Matter of Lashawnda BROWN.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 28, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney, John L. Kirwin, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Linda L. Bogut, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent.

Robert M.A. Johnson, Anoka County Attorney, Janice M. Allen, Assistant County Attorney, Anoka, MN, Amicus Curiae Minnesota County.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

ANDERSON, RUSSELL A., Justice.

Hennepin County appeals from a decision of the court of appeals reversing a district court order extending the commitment of Lashawnda Brown as mentally ill. The district court initially entered a stayed order for commitment but later revoked the stay and ordered Brown to a treatment facility. The court of appeals determined that the initial commitment, which is limited by statute to six months, commenced upon the entry...

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