Legal Opinion

Bates v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided June 8, 2016No. CV-15-1015PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

, WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge

| Appellant Mary Bates appeals the order of involuntary admission to “ASH or like Facility” for no more than forty-five days,- entered by' the Crawford 'County Circuit Court on August 19, 2015. Her sole argument is that there was insufficient evidence to support the court’s finding that appellant posed a clear and present danger to herself or others. We agree and reverse and dismiss.

As an initial 'matter, the record before us does not indicate that a stay was obtained to suspend'enforcement of the order entered by the trial court. Thus, the forty-five day treatment'…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. J.T. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. Anderson v. DouglasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. Dickinson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  4. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1995
  5. Black v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

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