IN RE MENTAL HEALTH OF D.V.

No. 05-568.

174 P.3d 503 (2007)

2007 MT 351

340 Mont. 319

In the Matter of the MENTAL HEALTH OF D.V., Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Brian Bulger (argued), Bulger Law Offices, Great Falls, Montana.

For Appellee: Hon. Mike McGrath, Montana Attorney General, John Paulson (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Brant Light, Cascade County Attorney, Mary Ann Ries, Deputy County Attorney, Great Falls, Montana.


Justice JAMES C. NELSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Following a jury trial in the District Court for the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, D.V. was involuntarily committed to the Montana State Hospital (MSH) for 90 days. The District Court also ordered that MSH could administer medications to D.V. through injections without D.V.'s consent. D.V. appeals. We reverse and order the District Court to vacate the commitment order.

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