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IN RE NEATHERLY

No. 7514DC809.

222 S.E.2d 486 (1976)

28 N.C. App. 659

In re William M. NEATHERLY, Jr.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Attorney Isaac T. Avery, III, Raleigh, for the State.

Elizabeth S. Petersen, Durham, for defendant-appellant.

BRITT, Judge.

G.S. 122-58.1 provides in pertinent part as follows: "Declaration of policy.—It is the policy of the State that no person shall be committed to a mental health facility unless he is mentally ill or an inebriate and imminently dangerous to himself or others;. . .." (Emphasis added.)

G.S. 122-58.7(i) provides: "To support a commitment order, the court is required to find, by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence, that the...

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