Cowan v. State

OPINION

GARRETT, Chief Judge:

On December 13, 1993, J.W.B., a minor, was seen by a licensed health professional at New Horizons, a mental health facility. He determined J.W.B. was suicidal and was threatening to kill his mother and his step*185father. Charlotte Cowan (Appellant), J.W.B.’s mother, signed an affidavit to that effect. The professional staff at New Horizons examined J.W.B. and determined that he would be best treated at Bethany Pavilion Hospital and he was taken there. Appellant consented to J.W.B.’s detention.

Two days later, on December 15, 1993, a psychiatrist for New Horizons filed…