Maximo Fernandez v. Kerry, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that a defendant does not necessarily appeal his case properly simply because the court has “authority over [the] case and the constitutional issue raised”
• recognizing that involuntary commitment to a mental institution constitutes a deprivation of liberty that invokes the constitutional protection of procedural due process
• concluding that “the fact that we have authority over this case and the constitutional issue raised does not necessarily mean that the defendant has properly appealed the case”
• concluding that “the fact that we have authority over this case and the constitutional issue raised does not necessarily mean that the defendant has properly appealed the case”
• stating that the case should have been appealed pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Appellate Procedure 9 or 10 but suspending the appellate rules to hear the case on its merits
• “involuntary commitment to 12 A designated professional is defined in T.C.A. § 33-5-427(b) as: (b) If a person: (1) Is a qualified mental health professional under § 33-1-101; (2) Is licensed or certified to practice in the state if required for the discipline; and (3

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).