39 Va. App. 728 - Mullins v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
2
states following
November 2004
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 25 Va. App. 193 - McGee v. Commonwealth · 26 Va. App. 299 - Ohree v. Commonwealth · White v. Morano
Most-quoted passages
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“1. That there is no legally authorized person available to give consent [for her]; 2. That [appellant] is incapable either of making an informed decision regarding a specific treatment or course of treatment or is physically or mentally incapable of communicating such a decision; 3. That [appellant] is unlikely to become capable of making an informed decision or of communicating an informed decision with the time required for decision; and 4. That the proposed course of treatment is in the best interest of [appellant]____”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Code § 37.1-134.21(A) provides that the court may order [t]he provision, withholding or withdrawal of a specific treatment or course of treatment for a mental or physical disorder, if it finds upon clear and convincing evidence that (i) the person is either incapable of making an informed decision on his own behalf or is incapable of communicating such a decision due to a physical or mental disorder and (ii) the proposed action is in the best interest of the person.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“On appeal, we [will] consider only the issues raised.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.