Civil Commitment – Involuntary Medication

By: Derek Hawkins//December 9, 2015//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Thomas Treadway

Case No.: 2015AP591

Officials: Kessler and Brennan, JJ., and Daniel L. LaRocque, Reserve Judge.

Practice Areas: Civil Commitment – Involuntary Medication

Thomas Treadway appeals from the circuit court order finding him not competent to refuse medication and granting the State the authority to involuntarily medicate him. Treadway asserts that the State failed to establish that he was incompetent because it did not show that “the advantages and disadvantages of and alternatives to” medication were explained to him or that he was “substantially incapable of applying an understanding of the advantages, disadvantages and alternatives to his mental illness … to make an informed choice,” as required by WIS. STAT. § 51.61(1)(g)4. (2013-14). Because the record belies Treadway’s assertions, we affirm

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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