Collins v. Williams

In November 2006, Grace Williams, the mother of Damien D. Collins, petitioned to have Collins involuntarily committed. Collins was confined for evaluation for approximately six days, after which the probate court held a hearing on his commitment. After hearing the testimony of Dr. Douglas Ewing, the attending psychiatrist at BayPointe Adult Evaluation Unit, the facility at which the six-day evaluation of Collins occurred, the probate court ordered that Collins be committed to inpatient treatment at Searcy Hospital for a period not to exceed 150 days. Collins appeals.

Commitment proceedings are…