Lanett v. State

DEVANY, Justice.

Doris Ann Lanett appeals from commitment proceedings instituted against her by the State. Under an application for temporary hospitalization, a jury trial was held. The jury found that Ms. Lanett was mentally ill. Notwithstanding this jury finding, the trial court independently made its own finding that Ms. Lanett was mentally ill. Ms. Lanett was committed to Wichita Falls State Hospital for a period not to exceed ninety days. In three points of error, Ms. Lanett complains that the trial court erred in the following actions: (1) in conducting a trial by jury over Ms. Lanett’s…