Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gibson v. DiGiacinto

261 Pa. Superior Ct. 53 (1978)

395 A.2d 938

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania ex rel. Russell GIBSON

v.

Attillio DiGIACINTO, Warden of Northampton County Prison.

Appeal of Russell GIBSON.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted March 20, 1978.

Decided December 14, 1978.

Margaret H. Poswistilo, Easton, for appellant.

Edward G. Ruyak, Bethlehem, for appellee, Northampton County.

Before JACOBS, President Judge, and HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT, SPAETH and HESTER, JJ.

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the lower court's order certifying Appellant's involuntary commitment to a mental hospital under…