Texas Supreme Court

Nathan Dale Campbell, Petitioner v. the State of Texas, Respondent

August 29, 200245 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1251

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that two medical certificates under Mental Health Code §§ 574.009 and 574.011 are not required before a hearing under Code of Criminal Procedure article 46.03 § 4(d)(5), that the appeal is a civil matter within the Court's jurisdiction, that it lacks authority to review the legal or factual sufficiency of the evidence absent proper briefing, and that the trial court's addendum and amendment were not preserved for appellate review.