Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 24
"TommyexplainedthatAllenhadwrittentheletterinanattempttotalktheotherpatientoutofkillingDr.Lindner."It’swrongtogoaroundshootingpeoplejustbecausetheytestifyagainstyouincourt.Dr.Lindnertestifiedagainstmetoday,butIcertainlywouldn’tshoothimforit."
JudgeFlowersdeferredhisdecision.Thenewspapersranfront-pagestories,featurearticlesandeditorialsopposinganymovetoAthens.
Whilewaitingtohearhisfate,AllenspentmostofhistimeatDaytonworkingonapaintingforthecoverofthisbook.Heplannedtosendtheeditorseveralsketchestochoosefrom,butonemorningheawoketodiscoverthatoneofthechildrenhadcomeoutwhilehewasasleepandscribbedoverthesketcheswithorangecrayon.Onthemorningoftheassigneddeadline,Allenworkedfuriouslyandfinishedthedesiredoilpaintingontime.
OnApril21,1981,theFourthDistrictCourtofAppealsofOhioruledonthejudgmentofthecourtthathadsentBillytoLima.Itfoundthatremovinghimfromalessrestrictivesettingtothemaximum-securitymentalhealthfacilityinOhio,theLimaStateHospital,"withoutnoticetothatpersonorhisfamily,withoutallowingthepatienttobepresent,toconsultwithcounsel,tocallwitnesses,ortoingeneraladvisehimoforallowhimtherightsofafullhearing…isafatalviolation...andmustresultinthereversalofthetransferorderandthereplacementofthepatientinhispositionpriortotheunlawfultransferproceeding.
