Wetherhorn v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute

Decided April 13, 2007. Dana Anderson Fabe wrote the opinion for the court.

156 P.3d 371 · Cited 94 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
• Humphrey v. Cady · 405 U.S. 504
• Myers v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute · 138 P.3d 238
• In Re the Detention of LaBelle · 728 P.2d 138
• Cooper v. Oklahoma · 517 U.S. 348
• Matter of Harris · 654 P.2d 109
• Barry v. State · 675 P.2d 1292
• Martin N. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth Services · 79 P.3d 50
• Laidlaw Transit, Inc. v. Crouse Ex Rel. Crouse · 53 P.3d 1093
• Martinez v. Cape Fox Corp. · 113 P.3d 1226
• Guin v. Ha · 591 P.2d 1281
• Risher v. State · 523 P.2d 421
• Fairbanks Fire Fighters Ass'n, Local 1324 v. City of Fairbanks · 48 P.3d 1165
• Akpik v. State, Office of Management & Budget · 115 P.3d 532
• Grinols v. State · 74 P.3d 889
• DeNuptiis v. Unocal Corp. · 63 P.3d 272
• Holderness v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 24 P.3d 1235
• L.C.H. v. T.S. · 28 P.3d 915
• In re Richard E. · 12 A.D.3d 1019

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• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Daniel G. · 320 P.3d 262
• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Stephen O. · 314 P.3d 1185
• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Mark V. · 375 P.3d 51
• E.P. v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute · 205 P.3d 1101
• In Re Tracy C. · 249 P.3d 1085
• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Joan K. · 273 P.3d 594
• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Jacob S. · 384 P.3d 758
• In Re Darren M. · 426 P.3d 1021
• In Re of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Dakota K. · 354 P.3d 1068
• Maness v. Daily · 184 P.3d 1
• In Re Hospitalization of Connor J. · 440 P.3d 159
• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Reid K. · 357 P.3d 776
• Bigley v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute · 208 P.3d 168
• Chloe v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services · 336 P.3d 1258
• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Gabriel C. · 324 P.3d 835
• In re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Jeffrey E. · 281 P.3d 84
• Law Project for Psychiatric Rights, Inc. v. State · 239 P.3d 1252
• Wetherhorn v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute · 167 P.3d 701
• WAYNE B. v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute · 192 P.3d 989
• Sowinski v. Walker · 198 P.3d 1134
• Azimi v. Johns · 254 P.3d 1054
• People v. Tucker · 232 P.3d 194
• Grace L. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services · 329 P.3d 980
• In the Matter of Jeffrey Allen Chapman · 419 S.C. 172
• In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Mark V. · 324 P.3d 840

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