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IN RE JOAN K.

No. S-13800.

273 P.3d 594 (2012)

In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of JOAN K.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Moody , Assistant Public Defender, and Quinlan Steiner , Public Defender, Anchorage, for Joan K.

Laura C. Bottger and Laura F. Fox , Assistant Attorneys General, Anchorage, and John J. Burns , Attorney General, Juneau, for State of Alaska.

Before: CARPENETI, Chief Justice, FABE, WINFREE, and STOWERS, Justices.

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

An adult woman diagnosed with a mental illness appeals her already completed 30-day involuntary commitment to Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API), arguing the evidence did not support the superior court's findings that: (1) she was likely to cause harm to herself or others due to her mental illness; and (2) API was the least restrictive alternative placement...

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