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IN RE COMMITMENT OF P.D.

886 A.2d 208 (2005)

381 N.J. Super. 389

In the Matter of the COMMITMENT OF P.D. In the Matter of the Commitment of J.M.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 30, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Shur, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued for appellants P.D. and J.M. (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Shur, on the briefs).

Laura J. Paffenroth, Office of Camden County Adjuster, argued the cause for respondent State of New Jersey (Ms. Paffenroth, on the brief).

Before Judges STERN, GRALL and SAPP-PETERSON.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

STERN, P.J.A.D.

In separate appeals, consolidated for purposes of this opinion, P.D. and J.M. appeal from a "civil commitment order" involuntarily committing each to the Camden County Health Services Center (Lakeland Hospital) for thirty days. In both cases the appellant argues that the State failed to prove and/or the judge improperly found that he "suffered from a mental illness" and was "dangerous to others," warranting...

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