Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Kovach v. Schubert
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1974No. State 238PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*616Wilkie, J.
The issue presented is: Does sec. 971.17 (1) and (2), Stats., deny to the petitioner due process of law and the equal protection of the law in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution ?
The petitioner challenges the provisions of sec. 971.17, Stats., which provide for automatic commitment upon a finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect without an adjudication of insanity at the time of commitment and the provisions for release which place upon the petitioner the burden of proving that he is now sane and that he may safely be…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. KrolSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Matter of Torsney (Mental Hygiene)New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Memmel v. MundyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. PedersenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
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