Zellars v. State

MlKELL, Presiding Judge.

Barney Zellars was found not guilty by reason of insanity of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime on June 21, 2000, and he was committed to the Department of Human Resources (the Department) for involuntary treatment of paranoid schizophrenia. On September 28, 2000, another hearing was held to determine if Zellars met inpatient civil commitment criteria and he was again committed to the Department. On November 13, 2000, an arrest order for Zellars was entered reflecting that he had escaped from the Georgia Regional Hospital in…