Dial v. State

GAMMAGE, Justice.

This is an involuntary mental health commitment under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5547-1, et seq. (Supp.1982). The numerous and repetitious briefs filed by appellant raise a total of 17 points of error. Eight of these points turn upon a single contention: that the testimony of the State’s witness, Dr. Sedberry, as to appellant’s statements concerning an assault on another patient, and medical records maintained during appellant’s observation, care and treatment, were privileged information which should not have been admitted into evidence at the commitment hearing. Four of…