In Re Pima County Mental Health No. MH 2081-3-90

OPINION

LACAGNINA, Judge.

In this involuntary mental health commitment case, the patient appeals from court-ordered, inpatient treatment at the Arizona State Hospital, based upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the patient, as a result of a mental disorder, was persistently or acutely disabled. The patient argues the petition for court-ordered treatment should have been dismissed, that there was no reasonable basis for the trial court’s finding that he was persistently or acutely disabled, and that A.R.S. § 36-501(29) is unconstitutional. We affirm.

The patient’s first argument…