Soul singer Percy Sledge dies aged 73. Soul singer Percy Sledge dies aged 73. Percy Sledge, who recorded the classic 1966 soul ballad When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 73. Louisiana coroner Dr William Clark confirmed that Sledge died early on Tuesday morning at his home in Baton Rouge.
New Jersey Can Forcibly Medicate Patients in Mental Institutions. Congratulations are in order to the Nurse Ratcheds of the world. The Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that New Jersey can forcibly medicate institutionalized, mentally ill patients in state custody. The appeal came after Disability Rights New Jersey challenged the forced-medication, arguing that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the patients' due process rights.
You asked about the statute that allows a police officer to remove someone from his home because he is mentally ill and dangerous to himself. The specific statute you mentioned, CGS  17-183a, was transferred in the statutes and is now CGS  17a-503. Following is a summary of the involuntary commitment laws. SUMMARY.