Legal Opinion
Alter v. Morris
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1975No. 43244, 43245, 43246, 43247, 43248PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
Five petitions for writs of habeas corpus have been consolidated since each presents substantially the same question.1 Each petitioner is presently incarcerated in a Washington state mental hospital, committed as criminally insane after an acquittal of criminal charges by reason of insanity.. They now challenge the criminal mental commitment law as violative of equal protection and due process. .
*416Essentially petitioners argue that the present statutory scheme2 applies a single standard (that of present dangerousness) to two indistinguishable groups — those acquitted of criminal charges on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme 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
- United States v. James J. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- In Re LeviasWashington Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. FramptonWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- Harmon v. McNuttWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. KellerWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- Allison v. PattersonWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. PlattWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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