In re Amey

KRAVITZ, Associate Judge:

A judge of the Superior Court ordered appellant Maurice Ame/s involuntary civil commitment for one year under the Ervin Act after a jury determined that appellant was mentally ill and, as a result, likely to injure himself or others if not committed. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred by allowing a psychiatrist testifying as an expert witness for the government to refer to hospital records and other hearsay information in explaining the bases of his opinions relating to appellant’s mental illness and dangerousness. In particular, appellant claims…