IN RE MH 2008-002596

No. 1 CA-MH 09-0003.

219 P.3d 242 (2009)

In re MH 2008-002596.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

October 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. Thomas, Maricopa County Attorney By Anne C. Longo, Deputy County Attorney, Civil Division, Roberto Pulver, Deputy County Attorney, Civil Division, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender By Edith M. Lucero, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.


OPINION

BARKER, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant seeks relief from an order of commitment for involuntary mental health treatment. We address in this opinion the qualifications for acquaintance witnesses pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 36-539 (2009). Appellant requests that we establish an arbitrary number of encounters or minimum period of time over which a witness must have been acquainted with one for whom commitment is sought before...

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