Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Kort
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 22, 1984No. 82SA518PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOPSKY, Justice.
The petitioner Donald Marshall appeals the Pueblo County District Court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court ruled that habeas corpus was not the proper remedy for failure to treat the petitioner, who had been committed to the state psychiatric hospital after a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. We reverse.
The petitioner was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1979, and was committed to the Colorado State Hospital. He sought release under section 16-8-115, 8 C.R.S. (1983 Supp.),1 but the Fremont County District Court denied his…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harris v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDENSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. WiedemerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Moody v. CorsentinoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Horton v. SuthersSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- Fields v. SuthersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
- Naranjo v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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