STITT v. DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH & M. RET.

Civ. 7221.

562 So.2d 259 (1990)

William STITT v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

March 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Dice, Tuscaloosa, for appellant.

Loree J. Skelton, Montgomery, for appellee.


INGRAM, Presiding Judge.

William Stitt filed a petition for habeas corpus in the Circuit Court of Clarke County, requesting release from the custody of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Following a hearing, the trial court denied the petition and found that Stitt was being lawfully held by the department pursuant to a commitment order entered by the Juvenile Court of Baldwin County in August 1987. Stitt appeals.

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