STATE EX REL. D.W.

Nos. 05-11-01651-CV, 05-11-01654-CV.

359 S.W.3d 383 (2012)

The STATE of Texas for the Best Interest and Protection of D.W.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

February 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Barnes , Dallas, for Appellant.

Melanie Barton , Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice WRIGHT and Justices FRANCIS and LANG-MIERS.


OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice WRIGHT.

D.W. appeals from an order of commitment for temporary mental health services as an in-patient (no. 05-11-01651-CV) and an order to administer psychoactive medication (no. 05-11-01654-CV). In the involuntary commitment case, D.W. asserts the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support findings that as a result of mental illness: (1) she was likely to cause serious harm to herself; (2) she was likely...

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