State, Department of Mental Health v. Milligan

In 1978, appellant, William Milligan, was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the crime of rape. He was placed into the custody of appellee, Ohio Department of Mental Health. On July 4, 1986, he escaped from the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital. He was apprehended in December 1986, and was confined in the Timothy B. Moritz Forensic Unit of the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital.

On February 27, 1987, a hearing was held pursuant to R.C. 2945.40 and 5122.15 to determine appellant’s mental status and to determine the least restrictive treatment environment in which appellant’s treatment…