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APPEAL IN PIMA CO. MENTAL HEALTH CASE

No. 2 CA-CIV 5587.

149 Ariz. 594 (1986)

721 P.2d 142

APPEAL IN PIMA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CASE NO. MH 1717-1-85.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

Review Denied May 28, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Anne Upham, Tucson, for appellant.

Stephen D. Neely, Pima County Atty. by James P. Howell and Paul E. Tang, Tucson, for appellee.

OPINION

LIVERMORE, Presiding Judge.

This appeal attacks the constitutional validity of the recently amended civil commitment law. Appellant contends that the definition of "danger to others" in A.R.S. § 36-501(3) is insufficient as a basis for commitment. That section reads:

"Danger to others" means that the judgment of a person who has a mental disorder is so impaired that he is unable to understand his need for treatment and as a result of...

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