On August 13, 1979, Gene Roddenen was arrested and charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property. He was suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen which required emergency care, and on the following day he was admitted to plaintiff Brookdale Medical Center where he was placed under a continuous police guard. The patient was arraigned at the hospital on October 26, 1979, and he thereupon entered a plea of guilty. The court imposed a sentence of unconditional...
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