State v. Lindquist

HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant Elma Lynn Lindquist appeals from the decision of the district court continuing her commitment to the Utah State Hospital under the criminal commitment statute and also ordering her civil commitment. We affirm.

On October 9, 1979, the defendant shot her husband to death. Psychiatric evaluations showed that she believed Mr. Lind-quist was the devil and should be killed. On May 3, 1980, in a bench trial, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Under the applicable statute, U.C.A., § 77-24-15 (1978), 1 the court was then required to determine whether…