In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of: Carter K.

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's finding that Carter K. was gravely disabled and that no less restrictive alternative to involuntary hospitalization existed, and it upheld the involuntary administration of olanzapine while vacating the order for lorazepam because the court failed to make the required Myers factor findings. The Court also held that objections to a master’s recommendations must be timely filed and that ineffective‑assistance claims must be raised in the trial court.