IN RE C.R.C.

No. DA 08-0325.

207 P.3d 289 (2009)

2009 MT 125

350 Mont. 211

In re the Mental Health of C.R.C., Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Jim Wheelis, Chief Appellate Defender; Koan Mercer, Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Hon. Steve Bullock, Montana Attorney General; Matthew T. Cochenour, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana Bernie Cassidy, Lincoln County Attorney, Libby, Montana.


Chief Justice MIKE McGRATH delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 C.R.C. appeals from an order of commitment to the Montana State Hospital (MSH) in Warm Springs, including authorization for involuntary administration of medication, from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County. We affirm.

¶ 2 The only issue on appeal is whether C.R.C. was denied effective assistance of counsel.

BACKGROUND

¶ 3 This is the second...

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