Parker v. Talkington

This habeas corpus proceeding was brought by plaintiff to test the legality of the confinement of his son, Daniel Parker, at Fairview Hospital and Training Center. Defendant, the superintendent of that institution, filed a return to the writ that stated:

“I have the person of Daniel Parker, age 15, in my custody pursuant to:

“(a) A certified copy of an Order of Commitment in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon *149for the County of Columbia dated September 12, 1969 * * * that the Order of Commitment designated Oregon State Hospital at Salem, Oregon as the place of commitment and through…