IN RE ALLISON

No. COA11-245.

715 S.E.2d 912 (2011)

In The Matter of Kenneth Eldimor ALLISON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Assistant Attorney General Charlene Richardson , for the State.

Appellate Defender Staples Hughes , by Assistant Appellate Defenders Mary Cook and Kristen L. Todd , for respondent-appellant.


McCULLOUGH, Judge.

Kenneth Eldimor Allison ("respondent") appeals from an order committing him to involuntary inpatient commitment for a period not to exceed 10 days. For reasons discussed herein, we reverse.

I. Background

Following a standoff with the Asheville Police Department on 31 August 2010, Mission Hospital admitted respondent pursuant to an affidavit by Officer Adam T. Roach and an involuntary commitment order signed by a Buncombe County...

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