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PARSONS v. STATE

No. 04-84-00298-CV.

677 S.W.2d 786 (1984)

Arthur Roy PARSONS, as a Mentally Ill Person, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

September 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pablo C. Uresti, San Antonio, for appellant.

Nick A. Catoe, Jr., Dist. Atty's. Office, San Antonio, for appellee.

Before CADENA, C.J., and BUTTS and REEVES, JJ.

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is an accelerated appeal from a probate court order adjudging appellant to be mentally ill and committing him to a mental hospital for a period of ninety days for "observation and/or treatment." We reverse and remand.

We have determined that this court has jurisdiction, contrary to the argument of the State that the pauper's affidavit filed by appellant is defective. The State says both the form of the affidavit and the...

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