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LODGE v. STATE

No. 16284.

597 S.W.2d 773 (1980)

Wyline Elizabeth LODGE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Leach, Bill McKee, Legal Aid, San Antonio, for appellant.

John R. Heard, San Antonio, filed amicus curiae brief.

Bill M. White, Crim. Dist. Atty., Mitchell L. Weidenbach, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., San Antonio, for appellee.

CADENA, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court, sitting without a jury, directing that appellant, Wyline Elizabeth Lodge, be confined in a mental hospital for a period not exceeding 90 days. The order was based on findings that appellant is mentally ill "and requires observation and/or treatment in a mental hospital for his [sic] own welfare and protection or the protection of others." Such temporary involuntary commitment to a mental hospital...

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