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STATE FOR INTEREST AND PROTECTION OF ELLENWOOD

No. 8933.

567 S.W.2d 251 (1978)

The STATE of Texas For the Interest and Protection of Patsy Rose ELLENWOOD as a mentally ill person.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

May 15, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jarvis & Biggers, Cecil R. Biggers, Spearman, for appellant.

William L. Rivers, County Atty., Perryton, for appellee.

ROBINSON, Chief Justice.

Patsy Rose Ellenwood appeals from an order committing her to a mental hospital for a period of 90 days for observation and/or treatment. She challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support jury findings that she is mentally ill and requires observation and/or treatment. She also contends that her statutory and constitutional rights were violated. Affirmed.

On December 6, 1977, Thomas O'Dell filed an application for the temporary...

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