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IN INTEREST OF RASMUSSEN

No. 89-1306.

462 N.W.2d 621 (1990)

236 Neb. 572

In re Interest of Steven Jon RASMUSSEN, Alleged to be a Mentally Ill Dangerous Person. STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Steven Jon RASMUSSEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Kenney, Douglas County Public Defender, and Brian S. Munnelly, Omaha, for appellant.

Ronald L. Staskiewicz, Douglas County Atty., and Marjorie A. Records, Omaha, for appellee.

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

FAHRNBRUCH, Justice.

Appellant, Steven Jon Rasmussen, seeks to set aside his involuntary civil commitment to a mental health facility. We reverse, and remand the cause with directions to vacate the commitment.

We first note that appellant's brief fails to assign any specific error. Appellant's sole assignment of error recites: "The District Court erred in affirming the Mental Health Board's Commitment Order." Such "generalized and vague assertions do not advise...

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