Linder v. Commissioner of Human Services

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

Christopher Linder seeks review of an order of the supreme court appeal panel affirming the order of the Commissioner of Human Services directing Linder’s transfer to the department of corrections. We affirm.

FACTS

Linder, a thirty-three year old man with a long history of hospitalization, mental health and chemical dependency treatment, and incarceration, was committed to Anoka State Hospital. In July 1976 Linder stole keys from a staff member, escaped from the locked building where he was held, and killed a woman in a nearby residential area.

Linder was committed to…