IN THE MATTER OF D.K.

No. 18-P-328.

95 Mass. App. Ct. 95 (2019)

IN THE MATTER OF D.K.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

March 27, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Owen Talley , Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Julia E. Kobick , Assistant Attorney General, for Department of Mental Health.

Present: Hanlon, Lemire, & Wendlandt, JJ.


This is an appeal from a decision and order of the Appellate Division of the District Court, affirming an order of involuntary civil commitment for mental illness issued by a District Court judge pursuant to G. L. c. 123, § 16 (b). The question on appeal centers on whether the evidence was sufficient to establish a "likelihood...

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