Commonwealth v. Romett

BECK, Judge:

Appellant, involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility since February, 1986, now challenges the latest of her successive recommitments under the Mental Health Procedure Act, 50 Pa.Stat.Ann. §§ 7101-7503 (Purdon Supp. 1987). Appellant argues that her recommitment was based on insufficient evidence and that the lower court improperly considered appellant’s original assaultive behavior. Since neither claim has merit, we affirm the order of the trial court authorizing an additional period of institutionalization for appellant.

Appellant, who has a history of hospitalizations for…