Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           MakingnoreferencestotheotherpsychologistsandpsychiatristswhohadtestifiedthatMilliganwasnotdangerous,JudgeFlowersorderedcontinuedtreatmentattheDaytonForensicHospital"astheleastrestrictivealternativeavailableconsistentwiththetreatmentgoalsofthedefendantandwiththepublicsafety."JudgeFlowersfurtherauthorizedMilligantosubmittotreatmentbyaDaytonpsychologist(whohadinformedthejudgeearlierthatshehadnoexperienceinthetreatmentofmultiplepersonality)—"athis(Milligans)ownexpense."ThisdecisionwashandeddownthreeandahalfyearsfromthetimeBillyMilliganhadbeenarrestedandbroughtbeforeJudgeFlowers;twoyearsandfivemonthsafterJudgeFlowershadfoundhimnotguiltybyreasonofinsanity.

           AlanGoldsberryimmediatelyfiledanappealandbriefwiththe10thAppellateDistrictinFranklinCounty,Ohio,challengingSenateBill297(theMilliganlaw)asadenialofequalprotectionofthelawandadenialofdueprocess,andthereforeunconstitutional.HealsoarguedthatitsapplicationtoBillyMilligan"retroactively"wasaviolationoftheOhioconstitution’sprotectionagainstretroactivelaws.

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           Billydidnotseembitterattheappealscourtrulingagainsthim,oratJudgeFlowers’decision.Ihadtheimpressionhewaswearyofitall.

           BillyandIstilltalkfrequentlybyphone,andIvisithimatDaytonfromtimetotime.Sometimesit’sTommy,orAllen,orKevin