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MOSS v. STATE

No. 19016.

539 S.W.2d 936 (1976)

Violet MOSS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

July 22, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Johnson, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Dallas County, William F. Denman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

GUITTARD, Justice.

After a jury trial the probate court ordered Violet Moss to be confined to a mental hospital for a period of ninety days for "observation and/or treatment." She appeals, complaining that the provisions of the Mental Health Code concerning temporary hospitalization, and particularly Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. arts. 5547-27 to 5547-39d (Vernon 1958 and Vernon Supp.1975),1 are unconstitutional because they deprive persons of...

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