House v. State

OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Marlin Deandre House, appeals from an order extending his involuntary inpatient mental health treatment for a period of one year. In two issues, appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support the order. We affirm.

I. Background

On December 6, 1996, appellant killed his mother by stabbing her with a knife at least ninety-three times. Appellant was indicted for murder, but after a bench trial, the trial court found him not guilty by reason of insanity. The court subsequently ordered him committed to a state mental…