Legal Opinion
In Re the Alleged Mental Illness of Woodruff
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1997No. NonePublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMUNDSON, Justice. ⅛
[¶ 1] Rollin Woodruff (Woodruff) and Michael Woodraska (Woodraska) appeal the circuit court’s conclusion that their appeals are moot. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2] Woodruff was involuntarily admitted to the Human Services Center (Center) on October 25, 1995, after he assaulted a nurse and a security guard at the Mitchell hospital. Shortly thereafter, a hearing was held before the Yankton County Board of Mental Illness (Board). During the hearing, Dr. Daryl Stephenson, a psychiatrist, stated that he believed Woodruff suffered from paranoid delusions, and his judgment…
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