Holliman v. State

GRANT, Justice.

Patrick Holliman appeals from a judgment involuntarily committing him to Austin State Hospital for a period not to exceed ninety days. 1 Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 5547-50 (Vernon Supp.1988). The trial court, sitting without a jury, based its order upon the finding that Holliman “will, if not treated, continue to suffer severe and abnormal mental, emotional or physical distress and will continue to experience deterioration of the ability to function independently and is unable to make a rational and informed decision as to whether or not to submit to treatment.” The Mental…