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In re S.S.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Oct 28, 2015
872 N.W.2d 411 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

Summary

finding dangerousness element was not satisfied when the last overt act occurred approximately six months before hearing

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Opinion

No. 15–0494.

10-28-2015

In the Matter of S.S., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired, Appellant.

Nina Forcier of Forcier Law Office, P.L.L.C., Waterloo, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Gretchen Witte Kraemer, Assistant Attorney General, Shawn M. Harden, County Attorney, and Mike Hudson, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee State.


DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION

Reversed and Remanded.


Summaries of

In re S.S.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Oct 28, 2015
872 N.W.2d 411 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

finding dangerousness element was not satisfied when the last overt act occurred approximately six months before hearing

Summary of this case from In re L.H.

finding lack of judgment established where “[i]t was the judgment of each examining doctor that [respondent] was not capable of making responsible decisions with respect to hospitalization or treatment”

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Case details for

In re S.S.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of S.S., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired…

Court:Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Date published: Oct 28, 2015

Citations

872 N.W.2d 411 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

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