law-civil-commitment
CIVIL COMMITMENT
PETITIONS DENIED BY TEXAS SUPREME COURT
THE STATE OF TEXAS v. ROBERT LOUIS MARTIN; from Harris County; 14th district
(14-05-00687-CV, 222 SW3d 532, 03-01-07) (civil commitment) Commitment proceedings concerning
persons who have been found "not guilty by reason of insanity" are civil in nature.] we reverse the trial
court's order renewing its prior order for inpatient extended mental health services and render an order
denying the application for renewal of the prior order for extended mental health services
07-0366 THE STATE OF TEXAS v. MARLIN DEANDRE HOUSE; from Harris County; 14th district
(14-05-01273-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-20-07, pet denied April 2008) (Dissenting Opinion) (mental health
commitment extension)
Appellant, Marlin Deandre House, appeals an order extending inpatient mental health treatment for a
period of one year. In three issues, appellant contends (1) the evidence is legally insufficient to support the
order, (2) the evidence is factually insufficient to support the order, and (3) the recommitment order is void
because it does not specify which statutory criteria formed the basis for recommitment. Because we find
the evidence legally insufficient to support the order, we reverse and render.