CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
In re MDM
Ineffective assistance of counsel in civil commitment; remand for evidentiary hearing
Decided
The citation
In re MDM, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 30, 2026 (Docket No. 377026), pp 3-4
From the case summary
A petition for mental health treatment alleged that respondent threatened to shoot up his house and pistol-whip his mother and reportedly tried to assault his girlfriend. He deferred the hearing under a 180-day treatment plan, but after he refused prescribed psychiatric medication, his case manager…
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