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SIMS v. STATE

No. 01-90-00890-CV.

816 S.W.2d 502 (1991)

Tommie Sun SIMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled September 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen M. Malveaux, Houston, for appellant.

Bill R. Turner, Brazos County Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before PRICE, COHEN and WILSON, JJ.

OPINION

PRICE, Justice (Assigned).

This is an appeal from court-ordered extended mental health services, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. arts. 5547-51(b), 5547-57 (Vernon Supp.1991), under the Texas Mental Health Code.2 We affirm.

Appellant, Tommie Sun Sims, is an 80-year-old man who suffers from a progressive disease called organic brain disorder. On January 12, 1987, appellant was charged by felony information with attempted...

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