In re G.P.

The respondent G. P. appeals the order of the Montana Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, committing him to the Montana State Hospital for a period of 90 days on the grounds that he is seriously mentally ill according to § 53-21-102(15), MCA. We affirm.

G. P. raises a sole issue on appeal: Did the District Court err in committing him as being seriously mentally ill under § 53-21-102(15) rather than mentally ill under § 53-21-102(8) MCA?

The parents of G. R, age 37, filed a request for G. P.’s commitment with the Yellowstone County Attorney’s office on February 7, 1990. The request…