MATTER OF PEDERSON

No. C1-84-2039.

363 N.W.2d 790 (1985)

In the Matter of the Alleged Mental Illness of Linda T. PEDERSON.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

March 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Myron Lund, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Thomas L. Johnson, Hennepin County Atty., Douglas J. McClellan, Asst. Hennepin Co. Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by POPOVICH, C.J., and PARKER and FOLEY, JJ., with oral argument waived.


OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

Pederson appeals from an October 4, 1984 order for commitment which was reviewed and confirmed on November 1, 1984. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant is a 36-year-old woman who has received treatment for mental illness since at least 1968. She was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital on August 4, 1984 for an overdose of psychotropic medications. Joyce Kroll, a psychiatric registered nurse at St. Mary's, testified that she talked...

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