Legal Opinion
In re R. T.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1983No. 82-504PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morrison
Respondent R.T. appeals from a commitment order entered in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County.
The sole issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to find that respondent was “seriously mentally ill” under section 53-21-102(14), MCA. We find the evidence to be legally insufficient and vacate the commitment order.
On October 7,1982 the Yellowstone County Attorney filed a petition for commitment with the Yellowstone County District Court. The allegations contained in the petition were based on a letter from a psychiatric nurse from the South Central Montana Regional…
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