State for the Best Interest & Protection of R.L.I.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SAM GRIFFITH, Justice.

Appellant R.L.I. appeals from an order of commitment for temporary inpatient mental health services. After a hearing without a jury, the trial court ordered R.L.I. committed to Rusk State Hospital for a period not to exceed ninety days. In five issues, R.L.I. asserts the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the order and her constitutional rights to due process and equal protection have been violated. We reverse and render.

Background

On August 4, 2003, an application for court-ordered temporary mental health services was filed…