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2 unusual facts about Joyce Patricia Brown


Joyce Brown

Joyce Patricia Brown (born 1947), whose case against New York City made legal precedent against involuntary psychiatric commitment of the homeless

Joyce Patricia Brown

She gave false names including "Ann Smith" and "Billie Boggs" (after Bill Boggs, a former local television talk show host in New York City), later claiming in court that she gave the false names to try to hide herself from her sisters.



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