Opinion
No. COA17-303
10-03-2017
In the MATTER OF: T.R.K.
Young, Morphis, Bach & Taylor, LLP, by Paul E. Culpepper, for Frye Regional Medical Center, Petitioner-Appellee. Attorney General Joshua H. Stein, by Assistant Attorney General Charlene Richardson, for the State of North Carolina, Appellee. Appellate Defender Glenn Gerding, by Assistant Appellate Defender Nicholas C. Woomer-Deters, for Respondent-Appellant.
Respondent appeals from an involuntary commitment order. On appeal, Respondent argues the trial court erred in allowing her to represent herself at the involuntary commitment hearing without complying with the applicable statutes and Rules of the Office of Indigent Defense Services. We agree and vacate and remand the order for further proceedings.
VACATED. REMANDED.