Legal Opinion
State v. Simants
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1994No. S-93-684PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHastings, C.J.
This is an appeal by Erwin Charles Simants from an order entered by the district court following the annual review of his commitment to the Lincoln Regional Center (LRC).
This court will not interfere on appeal with a final order of the district court in a mental health commitment proceeding unless, as a matter of law, the order is not supported by clear and convincing proof. State v. Hayden, 233 Neb. 211, 444 N.W.2d 317 (1989); State v. Simants, 213 Neb. 638, 330 N.W.2d 910 (1983).
On October 17, 1979, after trial, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity on six counts of…
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