State v. Shepard

This case is before the court on an appeal from a judgment of the Wood County Court of Common Pleas, which ordered that Linda Kay Shepard, appellant herein, be recommitted to a maximum security facility at the Central Ohio Psychiatry Hospital (“COPH”).

The pertinent facts can be summarized briefly. In May 1978, appellant stood trial for murder and attempted murder. The jury found her not guilty of both charges by reason of insanity. Appellant was thereafter committed to Lima State Hospital. In August 1981, she was transferred to a maximum security area, known as the Timothy B. Moritz Forensic…