Legal Opinion
Ralph Arnold Smith, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided March 14, 2017No. 2015-CA-01471-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ISHEE, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. The Leflore County Chancery Court granted a petition to have Ralph Arnold Smith Jr. involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment in - the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield (Whitfield). Smith’s counsel subsequently filed' a petition for outpatient treatment in the Rankin County Chancery Court. After' finding that the Hinds County Chancery Court had jurisdiction over the petition, the Rankin County Chancery Court dismissed his petition. Smith appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.
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