Woerner v. Justice Court

OPINION

Petitioner was charged with one count of first-degree murder. The district court found petitioner incompetent to stand trial. The district court further found that there was no substantial probability that petitioner would attain competency in the foreseeable future and dismissed the case. Over the next three years, the district court denied the district attorney’s two civil petitions for petitioner’s continued involuntary commitment because the district court found that involuntary commitment was not the least restrictive environment for petitioner. The district attorney refiled the…