JONES v. STATE

No. 17782.

610 S.W.2d 535 (1980)

Robert E. JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas for the Best Interest and Protection of Robert E. Jones, as a Mentally Ill Person, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wyckoff, Russell, Dunn & Frazier, James Wyckoff, Houston, for appellant.

Stephen Neel and Scott Reiter Link, Houston, for appellee.

Before COLEMAN, C. J., and DOYLE and WALLACE, JJ.


WALLACE, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of indefinite commitment of appellant. The issues are alleged error by the trial court in the admission of testimony of two court appointed psychiatrists; in following the Texas Mental Health Code which is alleged to be unconstitutional in that it does not provide procedural due process; and in failing to properly construe and apply the Mental Health Code.

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