WILLIAMS v. WALLIS

No. 83-7165.

734 F.2d 1434 (1984)

Albert WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kenneth WALLIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph I. Knowles, Jr., Guy Hicks, III, Tuscualoosa, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert E. Sasser, J. Fairley McDonald, III, Montgomery, Ala., for Wallis.

Before HILL, VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 27, 1984.

R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a constitutional challenge to Alabama's procedures for the release of patients committed to the state's mental health system after being found not guilty of a criminal offense by reason of insanity. Named plaintiffs Joseph Berry and Albert Williams filed suit on behalf of all persons who have been or will be committed to the Alabama mental health...

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