Legal Opinion
State v. Bunnell
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 11, 1983No. 6052PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Judge.
Respondent appeals an order for his civil commitment under NMSA 1978, § 43-1-11 (Repl.Pamp.1979) of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. We address the following issues: 1) mootness; 2) effective assistance of counsel under § 43-1-11; and 3) attorney selection process.
On the basis that he presented a danger to himself or others, respondent was involuntarily committed to the New Mexico State Hospital under NMSA 1978, § 43-1-10 (Repl.Pamp.1979), an emergency provision which requires a hearing within seven days. The State filed a petition to commit…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of PernellNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- Hillman v. Health & Social Services DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. HerrodNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
3Cited by21 opinions
- Bradshaw v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. CondrickSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- LaBalbo v. HymesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
- New Mexico Department of Health v. ComptonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2000
- State v. WatkinsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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