Legal Opinion
In Re the Commitment of Turner
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 31, 1982No. 1-282A28PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Presiding Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Rufus Eugene Turner appeals from his involuntary commitment to the Madison State Hospital. We reverse.
FACTS
Rufus Eugene Turner was involuntarily committed to the Madison State Hospital by order of the Clark County Superior Court, the Honorable Harry Paynter presiding, upon application for emergency detention by the Clark County Police Department. Turner was held from May 14, 1981, until the hearing on petition for regular commitment on June 8. The court then found that Turner was in need of commitment “for a period expected to exceed ninety (90)…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re the Commitment of TedescoIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- F. J. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- In the Matter of Commitment of LindermanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
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