Higgins v. State

I concur with the majority in this case. Because of the complexity of the statutes granting jurisdiction to various courts which handle involuntary commitments, and in the statute creating the County Court at Law No. 2 of Tarrant County, it is my opinion that it is necessary for me to clarify the rationale behind this decision.

Pursuant to a sworn Application for Temporary Hospitalization filed by her husband, and following a hearing below before the trial court without a jury, Wanda Jean Higgins was committed to the Wichita Falls State Hospital for a period of not more than ninety days as…