Parsons v. State

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is an accelerated appeal from a probate court order adjudging appellant to be mentally ill and committing him to a mental hospital for a period of ninety days for “observation and/or treatment.” We reverse and remand.

We have determined that this court has jurisdiction, contrary to the argument of the State that the pauper’s affidavit filed by appellant is defective. The State says both the form of the affidavit and the failure of appellant to notify the State of the filing of the affidavit of indigency create the defect; consequently the appellate court has no…