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IN RE F.W.S.

No. 04-0929.

698 N.W.2d 134 (2005)

In the Matter of F.W.S. Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired, F.W.S., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Tulis of Iowa Legal Aid, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Matthew Wilber, County Attorney, for appellee Pottawattamie County.

WIGGINS, Justice.

On appeal F.W.S. asks us to determine whether clear and convincing evidence supports the lower court's conclusion that F.W.S. is seriously mentally impaired within the meaning of Iowa Code section 229.1(15) (2003), and whether F.W.S. was denied his right to due process and statutory protections at the commitment hearings. Based on the lack of a record from the lower courts, we are unable to decide F.W.S.'s appeal.

F.W.S. is a forty-four-year...

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