MATTER OF ALLEN

No. 90-288.

800 S.W.2d 715 (1990)

304 Ark. 222

In the Matter of Cindy Lee ALLEN.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill B. Wiggins, Paul Giuffre, Fort Smith, for appellant.

Norman Wilkinson, Fort Smith, for appellee.


DUDLEY, Justice.

Cindy Lee Allen's father petitioned the probate court to have her involuntarily committed to the State Hospital. See Ark. Code Ann. § 20-47-207 (Supp.1989). The court determined that there was probable cause to believe that she should be committed, see Ark.Code Ann. §§ 20-47-207 and -209, and ordered her detained for an examination and a hearing. See Ark.Code Ann. § 20-47-213. She was taken to the Western Arkansas...

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