OPINION
RAPHAEL, J.—
A prison warden sought to perform electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on an inmate, whom the trial court found lacked capacity to consent to the treatment. ECT involves electric shocks applied to the brain to produce a seizure while the patient is under anesthesia. The trial court authorized ECT after making several...
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