IN RE STATE FOR GILL

No. 07-84-0196-CV.

680 S.W.2d 41 (1984)

In re The STATE of Texas For the Best Interest and Protection of Richard GILL, as a Mentally Ill Person.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

October 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Kent Paschal, Amarillo, for appellant.

Bill Baumann, County Atty., Beth Wright, Asst. County Atty., Amarillo, for appellee.

Before REYNOLDS, C.J., and DODSON and BOYD, JJ.


BOYD, Justice.

Richard Gill appeals from an order committing him to a mental hospital for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. He alleges noncompliance with several of the procedural provisions of the Texas Mental Health Code, that his right to due process of law was violated as a result of that noncompliance, insufficiency of the evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse the action of the trial court.

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