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HILL v. STATE

No. 2-94-089-CR.

897 S.W.2d 533 (1995)

Steven Bruce HILL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

April 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan K. Butcher, Allan K. Butcher, Jr., Law Offices of Allan K. Butcher, Daniel L. McBride, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., Betty Marshall, Charles M. Mallin, Asst. Chiefs Appellate Section, Lynn Allison Bollish, Richard Alpert, Andrea Rentie, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, for State.

Before DAY, DAUPHINOT and RICHARDS, JJ.

OPINION

DAY, Justice.

This case of first impression involves an allegation that appellant Steven Bruce Hill knowingly caused the unwarranted commitment of his stepfather, Donald Dowdy, to a mental health facility. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 571.020 (Vernon 1992). A jury convicted appellant, and the trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for one year and a $5,000.00 fine, with $4,500.00 of the fine and the confinement...

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