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ZANT v. PREVATTE

38375.

248 Ga. 832 (1982)

286 S.E.2d 715

ZANT v. PREVATTE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Virginia H. Jeffries, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Hugh M. Glidewell, Jr., for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

The following order was entered in the Superior Court of Butts County:

"Walter Zant is Superintendant of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Butts County. He brought a petition asking the Court to authorize him to impose medical examinations upon Ted Anthony Prevatte against his will and, if necessary, to force feed Prevatte to prevent his death.

"The Court appointed counsel for Prevatte. Full evidentiary hearing was...

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