Legal Opinion

Matter of Commitment of Gerke

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 17, 1998No. 01A02-9711-CV-769PublishedCited by 17 opinions

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…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Allen v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Commitment of J.B. v. Midtown Mental Health CenterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Turner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Abdul-Musawwir v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commitment of M.M. v. Clarian Health PartnersIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. Commitment of A.L. v. Wishard Health Services, Midtown Community Mental Health CenterIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. Commitment of M.Z. v. Clarian Health PartnersIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. In the Matter of Commitment of Cj v. Health & Hosp. Corp. of Marion Cty.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. In the Matter of the Commitment of T.K. v. Department of Veterans AffairsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013

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