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IN RE DANIEL G.

No. S-15100.

320 P.3d 262 (2014)

In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of DANIEL G.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Granted March 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Daniel G. Laura Fox , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee State of Alaska.

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

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Daniel G. appeals an ex parte order authorizing a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation issued after his emergency detention.1 The evaluation personnel determined that Daniel did not meet the statutory criteria for involuntary commitment, and he was released before the expiration of the 72-hour evaluation period. He argues that the evaluation order violated his constitutional...

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