Legal Opinion

T.G. v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 8, 1999No. 05-99-00876-CVPublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By Justice ROACH.

In this case, we must decide whether there is clear and convincing evidence to support T.G.’s court-ordered commitment to Terrell State Hospital for no more *250than ninety days. After reviewing the record, we conclude there is not. Accordingly, we reverse and render.1

The court reporter’s record of the commitment hearing contains six pages of testimony; of that, three are dedicated to the State’s sole witness, Dr. Methner, who was not otherwise identified.2 Dr. Methner testified he examined T.G. within the last thirty days, found her to be mentally ill, and the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. AddingtonTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. LodgeTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Mezick v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  5. Broussard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992

3Cited by100 opinions

  1. State v. K.E.W.Texas Supreme Court · 2010
  2. K.T. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  3. State for the Best Interest & Protection of C.O., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2001
  4. State for the Best Interest & Protection of K.D.C.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. State ex rel. E.E.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2007

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