Alaska Supreme Court

In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of G.L.

September 27, 2019449 P.3d 694

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s 180‑day involuntary commitment order for G.L., finding that the lower court correctly applied the statutory requirements and considered recent evidence of G.L.’s dangerousness and rapid decompensation when unmedicated.