In Re the Alleged Mental Illness of Robledo

TODD, Justice.

Manuel Tirso Robledo appeals from the order of the Hennepin County District Court, Mental Health Division, directing his commitment for mental health treatment. We affirm under the particular circumstances of record.

There is no dispute that the trial court did not conduct a preliminary hearing within 72 hours after the issuance of a hold order as required by Minn.Stat. § 253B.07, subd. 7(a) (1982). Instead, the hearing was held approximately 78 hours after the hold order was issued. The trial court denied Robledo’s motion to dismiss apparently upon its conclusion that it had…