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EX PARTE ULLMANN

No. 16611.

616 S.W.2d 278 (1981)

Ex parte Beatrice ULLMANN, Bella Angeline Cantu, Darlene Jordan, Josephine Molina, Cristina Porter and Tom Huron.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry N. Sullivan, Ray Leach, Stephen G. Cochran and Donald S. Bayne, San Antonio, for appellant.

David M. Eisen, Houston, amicus curiae.

Richard Hayes, Bernie Martinez, Bexar County Dist. Atty.'s Office, San Antonio, Martha Allan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellee.

OPINION

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

This is a consolidated habeas corpus case challenging both the constitutionality of the Texas Mental Health Code, Article 5547, section 66, and compliance with that Code by the State of Texas in retaining appellants at the San Antonio State Hospital pursuant to orders for protective custody. Trial was to the court without a jury who found that the Texas Mental Health Code was constitutional on its face and as applied to appellants...

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