State ex rel. Ellenwood
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
ROBINSON, Chief Justice.
Patsy Rose Ellenwood appeals from an order committing her to a mental hospital for a period of 90 days for observation and/or treatment. She challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support jury findings that she is mentally ill and requires observation and/or treatment. She also contends that her statutory and constitutional rights were violated. Affirmed.
On December 6, 1977, Thomas O’Dell filed an application for the temporary hospitalization of his sister, Patsy Rose Ellen-wood, pursuant to Section 31 of the Texas Mental Health Code (Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Aun. art.…
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