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JONES v. STATE

No. 18326.

602 S.W.2d 132 (1980)

Winfred Louis JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

June 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Ann Dauphinot, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., and Joe C. Lockhart, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for appellee.

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

The State of Texas has moved to dismiss on the ground that the appeal became moot because Winfred Louis Jones was released from the Wichita Falls State Hospital before it was heard. We overrule this motion.

This is an appeal of an order of the County Court at Law Number Two of Tarrant County, Texas, by which Winfred Louis Jones was temporarily and involuntarily committed to a mental hospital pursuant to sec. 38(b) of the...

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