GREENE v. STATE

No. 16726.

537 S.W.2d 100 (1976)

Elease S. GREENE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

April 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Mallia, Houston, for appellant.

Joe Resweber, County Atty., Oliver J. Guiberteau, Marshall Watkins, Asst. County Attys., Houston, for appellee.


PEDEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment ordering the appellant involuntarily committed to a mental hospital for a period not to exceed ninety days. The only record before us is a transcript.

Harriet Taylor, adopted daughter of Mrs. Elease Greene, filed a sworn application for temporary hospitalization dated March 3, 1976, stating that Mrs. Greene was not charged with a criminal offense but mentally ill and needed hospitalization for her own welfare...

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