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WOLFE v. BEAL

477 Pa. 477 (1978)

384 A.2d 1187

Debra Bartholomew WOLFE, Appellant, v. Frank BEAL, Secretary of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Dr. Robert Gatski, Superintendent of Danville State Hospital, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 23, 1978.

Reargument Denied May 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Elion, Williamsport, for appellant.

Howard M. Levinson, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee, Frank Beal.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

On November 19, 1973, appellant was committed to Danville State Hospital pursuant to Section 4405 of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966, Act of October 20, 1966, Special Sess. No. 3, P.L. 96, art. IV, § 405, 50 P.S. 4405 (herein cited as "the Act") which permitted emergency involuntary detentions without a hearing for ten days. On November 21, 1973, a hearing was held...

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