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STATE v. K.E.W.

No. 09-0236.

315 S.W.3d 16 (2010)

The STATE of Texas, Petitioner, v. K.E.W., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald S. Glywasky, Barry C. Willey, Galveston County Legal Dept., Galveston, TX, for Petitioner.

Richard Hugh Branson, Attorney at Law, League City, TX, Thomas W. McQuage, Attorney at Law, Galveston, TX, for Respondent.

Beth Mitchell, Advocacy, Inc., Austin, TX, for amicus curiae Advocacy, Inc.

Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we consider whether the evidence supporting a court order requiring a mentally ill person to undergo mental health services is legally sufficient. The trial court found that K.E.W. was mentally ill and as a result of that mental illness was likely to cause serious harm to others, and the court ordered him to submit to temporary inpatient mental health services. The court of appeals reversed. It held...

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