MATTER OF GILLESPI

No. 15254.

397 N.W.2d 476 (1986)

In the Matter of the Alleged Mental Illness of Joan GILLESPI/Jane Doe.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary G. Keller, Beadle County State's Atty., Huron, for appellant Beadle County.

Robert L. Chavis, Yankton, for appellee.


MILLER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order directing the Beadle County Treasurer to pay attorney fees on behalf of an indigent person committed to the State Human Services Center. We reverse on jurisdictional grounds.

On September 27, 1985, Joan Gillespi/Jane Doe was committed to the South Dakota Human Services Center in Yankton County, South Dakota pursuant to emergency commitment proceedings held in Beadle County. SDCL 27A-10. On September 30...

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