This appeal involves the scope of the statutory right to an emergency hearing afforded under G. L. c. 123, § 12 (b), in connection with the temporary involuntary commitment of a person with mental illness. Robert Magrini, who has a schizoaffective disorder, was involuntarily restrained and temporarily committed, pursuant to G. L. c. 123, § 12 (a) and (b), to a psychiatric unit of...
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