In re F. B.

A petition for commitment was filed against appellant on March 31, 1980. A combined adjudicatory and dispositional hearing on appellant’s mental health was held on April 4, 1980, before the Honorable Robert H. Wilson. Based on the evidence adduced at the hearing, appellant was found to be seriously mentally ill within the meaning of section 53-21-102, MCA. A commitment order was entered by the court on the same day. Appellant appeals from that order.

On March 28, 1980, officers of the Billings Police Department were called to investigate a disturbance at the Northern Hotel in Billings,…