Court Opinion

ID: 9452080
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 17:29:57.410039+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:33:03.235024
License: Public Domain

J. SHELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge
(concurring):
I concur in the court’s opinion, but wish to make clear my position that, while the District of Columbia may be able to make some provision for Mrs. Lake’s safety under our statute, the permissible alternatives, on the record before us, do not include full-time involuntary confinement. The record shows only that Mrs. Lake is somewhat senile; that she ' has a poor memory, has wandered on a few occasions, and is unable to care for herself at all times. This evidence makes out a need for custodial care of some sort, but I can*663not accept the proposition that this showing automatically entitles the Government to compel Mrs. Lake to accept its help at the price of her freedom.