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IN RE BUNNELL

No. 6052.

668 P.2d 1119 (1983)

100 N.M. 242

In re Daniel BUNNELL. STATE of New Mexico, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Daniel BUNNELL, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

August 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bardacke, Atty. Gen., Anthony Tupler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for petitioner-appellee.

Michael Schwarz, Santa Fe, for respondent-appellant.

OPINION

BIVINS, Judge.

Respondent appeals an order for his civil commitment under NMSA 1978, § 43-1-11 (Repl.Pamp. 1979) of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. We address the following issues: 1) mootness; 2) effective assistance of counsel under § 43-1-11; and 3) attorney selection process.

On the basis that he presented a danger to himself or others, respondent was involuntarily...

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