In Re Holly

Sognier, Judge.

A petition was filed by the Georgia Mental Health Institute (GMHI) pursuant to OCGA § 37-3-81 for a determination whether Rhonda Holly, an involuntary patient in the petitioning treatment facility, should lie retained for involuntary treatment. After an evidentiary hearing in which Holly was represented by court-appointed counsel, the hearing officer appointed by the DeKalb County Probate Court found Holly met the statutory criteria requiring involuntary treatment as set out under OCGA § 37-3-1 (12) and entered a retention order. Holly, still represented by counsel, appealed…