An Attorney Is Arguing Before a Judge That His Client

question 84

Multiple Choice

An attorney is arguing before a judge that his client, involuntarily committed to a mental institution, is being forced to take medication and that medication is used only as a means of controlling patients, not treating them. He wants his client to be allowed to refuse medication. Which legal decision should the attorney use to support his position?

• A) Rennie v. Klein
• B) Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of University of California
• C) Wyatt v. Stickney
• D) Durham standard

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