Reed v. Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Randy Reed, an insanity acquittee at Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility in Tuscaloosa.

Reed was indicted in Jefferson County in 1982 for the murder of his father. He was adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity pursuant to § 15-16-43, Ala.Code 1975 (1982 Repl.Vol.), and was involuntarily committed to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Department) on March 28, 1984. He was subsequently civilly committed by the Probate Court of Tuscaloosa County on May 30, 1984.

Reed…