Matter of Commitment of Gerke
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SULLIVAN, Judge.
Appellant, Patrick Gerke (Gerke), appeals the trial court’s order of involuntary commitment for a period to exceed ninety days. Such commitments are referred to as “regular” commitments (I.C. 12-26-7) as distinguished from “temporary” commitments for ninety days or less (I.C. 12-26-6).
We affirm.
Gerke presents two issues upon appeal, which we restate as follows:(1) Whether sufficient evidence supported the trial court’s determination that, as a result of his mental illness, there was á substantial risk Gerke would harm others.(2) Whether the trial court erred in…
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- Abdul-Musawwir v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
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