Powers v. State

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a mental illness case, Appellant Dennis Powers having been committed for an indefinite period by the County Court of McLennan County, Texas. Trial was to a jury which found: (1) That Powers is mentally ill, and (2) he requires hospitalization in a mental hospital for his own welfare and protection or the protection of others. Based upon the jury verdict, the trial court entered judgment which decreed Powers to be mentally ill and committed him for an indefinite period to the Veterans Administration Hospital at Waco, Texas.

Appellant assails the trial court’s…