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Ch. 51 Commitment
By: Derek Hawkins//November 16, 2016//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District II
Case Name: Sheboygan County v. J.L.H
Case No. 2016AP461
Officials: Hagedorn, J.
Focus: Ch. 51 Commitment
J.L.H. suffers from schizophrenia, intermittent explosive disorder, and a mental disability. He had previously been committed under WIS. STAT. ch. 51, and Sheboygan County sought an extension of that commitment. The County also sought an order for involuntary medication and treatment under WIS. STAT. § 51.61(1)(g)4. The court concluded that J.L.H. was a proper subject for treatment and ordered an extension of his commitment. The court also granted the order for involuntary medication. It reasoned that J.L.H. was not competent to refuse treatment because he was substantially incapable of applying an understanding of treatment to his mental illness. J.L.H. appeals from these orders on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient. We disagree and affirm
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