Legal Opinion

In re State ex rel. Gill

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 16, 1984No. 07-84-0196-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BOYD, Justice.

Richard Gill appeals from an order committing him to a mental hospital for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. He alleges noncompliance with several of the procedural provisions of the Texas Mental Health Code, that his right to due process of law was violated as a result of that noncompliance, insufficiency of the evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse the action of the trial court.

Because it is dispositive of this appeal, we proceed directly to consider appellant’s second point of asserted error. In that point he asserts noncompliance with the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Clark v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Florence v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  3. State ex rel. EllenwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Marvella Loya v. Hickory Trail Hospital, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2022

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