IN RE INTEREST OF McDONELL

No. 88-012.

427 N.W.2d 779 (1988)

229 Neb. 496

In re Interest of Kenneth McDONELL, Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Dangerous Person. STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Kenneth McDONELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Hoppe, Lincoln, for appellant.

David W. Stempson, Deputy Lancaster Co. Atty., for appellee.

HASTINGS, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, GRANT, and FAHRNBRUCH, JJ.


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

On August 12, 1987, a petition was filed alleging that the appellant, Kenneth McDonell, was a mentally ill dangerous person. After a hearing before the mental health board of Lancaster County, Nebraska, the appellant was, on August 20, 1987, committed to the Department of Public Institutions. On December 7, 1987, the order was affirmed by the district court. McDonell has now appealed from that order to this court.

The appellant contends...

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