Legal Opinion
Matter of Allen
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 21, 1990No. 90-288PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
Cindy Lee Allen’s father petitioned the probate court to have her involuntarily committed to the State Hospital. See Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-207 (Supp. 1989). The court determined that there was probable cause to believe that she should be committed, see Ark. Code Ann. §§ 20-47-207 and -209, and ordered her detained for an examination and a hearing. See Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-213. She was taken to the Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center, Inc. for the examination. The next day subpoenas were issued for Western Arkansas’s executive director and medical…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Tucker v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- Department of Human Services v. CrunkletonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Ouachita Baptist College v. ScottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
- Ark. State Highway Comm. v. PerrinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
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