MATTER OF BELL

No. WD 35174.

659 S.W.2d 802 (1983)

In the Matter of Randy BELL, A Person Alleged to be Mentally Ill. Randy BELL, Appellant, v. Laird E. JONES, M.D., Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

October 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Commodore M. Combs, Jr., Kansas City, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, John Oldenburg, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, for respondent.

Before MANFORD, P.J., and SOMERVILLE and LOWENSTEIN, JJ.


MANFORD, Presiding Judge.

Randy Bell was initially committed involuntarily to the Western Missouri Mental Health Center on July 27, 1983 for a period of twenty-one days, pursuant to § 632.335.4, RSMo 1978 (Cum.Supp.1982). Thereafter, respondent filed a timely petition to continue in-patient treatment for appellant, pursuant to § 632.330, 632.340, and 632.350, RSMo 1978 (Cum.Supp.1982).

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