Involuntary Commitment and Right to Waive Counsel

Other State CourtsInvoluntary CommitmentRights WaiverInvoluntary Medication

Jul 18

In re G.G., 2017 VT 10

Supreme Court of Vermont holds that the Fourteenth Amendment precludes a patient from waiving counsel and proceeding pro se in involuntary commitment and involuntary medication proceedings.

Found in DMHL Volume 36, Issue 1

Katherine Faris

Involuntary Commitment and Right to Waive Counsel

In re G.G., 2017 VT 10

Found in DMHL Volume 36, Issue 1

Intellectual disability; execution

Sexually Violent Predators and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel