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STATE v. SANCHEZ

No. 8806.

457 P.2d 370 (1969)

80 N.M. 438

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilbert A. SANCHEZ, an alleged Mentally ill individual, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, William S. Dixon, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellant.

James A. Maloney, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, Rozier E. Sanchez, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

TACKETT, Justice.

This action was instituted by the State of New Mexico in the District Court of Bernalillo County to obtain an order of commitment on Gilbert Sanchez, alleging that he was a mentally ill person. After a hearing, the trial court found that Sanchez was mentally ill and, by order, committed him to the United States Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for an indeterminate period of time. Sanchez appeals.

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