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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 56765.

678 P.2d 259 (1984)

Dovie M. WILLIAMS, Appellee, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital and State Department of Health, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

March 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fielding D. Haas, Norman, for appellee.

Jan Eric Cartwright, Atty. Gen., Neal Leader, Asst. Atty. Gen., Oklahoma City, for appellants.

BARNES, Chief Judge:

Ronald Williams suffered with mental illness for most of his life. He had on numerous occasions been confined to mental hospitals while experiencing periods of confusion and disorientation. Central State Griffin Memorial Hospital admitted Williams to a secure or "closed" ward on January 12, 1979. His physician later transferred him to an "open" ward with instructions that Williams was to be "closely watched...

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