In Re Ammons

This is an appeal by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Mental Health) from a decree of the District Court of Houston County, Juvenile Division, committing Daniel Corey Ammons, age seven, to its custody, pursuant to § 12-15-90, Code of Alabama 1975.

The record indicates that Daniel suffers from a genetic abnormality known as 4-P Trisomy. This abnormality has manifested itself in several ways. Daniel is profoundly mentally retarded. It is not disputed that the level of mental retardation is more than borderline or mild. Daniel also suffers from a number of medical…