Legal Opinion
State v. Lodge
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1980No. B-9431PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEAKLEY, Justice.
These are companion cases. The question for decision is whether the mootness doctrine applies to appeals from involuntary commitments for Temporary Hospitalization in a mental hospital for a period not to exceed 90 days pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Mental Health Code, Art. 5547.1 The Austin Court of Civil Appeals has ruled in Jones v. State, 599 S.W.2d 897, that an appeal from a temporary involuntary commitment became moot when the patient was discharged. The San Antonio Court of Civil Appeals in Lodge v. State, 597 S.W.2d 773, has ruled otherwise. The court in…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by148 opinions
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