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IN RE ARTIS

No. 88-FM-1339.

615 A.2d 1148 (1992)

In re Lydia ARTIS, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Pamela Thomas, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein and Laurie B. Davis, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

Sheila Kaplan, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John Payton, Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Ann O'Regan Keary, Deputy Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for the District of Columbia.

Before STEADMAN and KING, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.

PRYOR, Senior Judge:

Lydia Artis appeals her civil commitment to D.C. Village Nursing Home after a unanimous jury found her to be mentally ill and likely to injure herself if allowed to remain at liberty. D.C.Code § 21-545(b) (1981) ("Ervin Act"). Appellant maintains on appeal that (1) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support the jury's determination; (2) the government counsel's single mention during voir dire that the jury was "to determine...

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