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WETHERHORN v. ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE

No. S-11939.

156 P.3d 371 (2007)

Roslyn WETHERHORN, Appellant, v. ALASKA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gottstein, Law Project for Psychiatric Rights, Inc., Anchorage, for Appellant.

Laura C. Bottger, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Roslyn Wetherhorn appeals two superior court orders: one approving her involuntary commitment for thirty days and the other approving the non-consensual administration of psychotropic medication. Wetherhorn challenges the constitutionality of the statute relied on by the court to order her involuntary commitment. She also raises due process and evidentiary challenges to both orders. We conclude...

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