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Cramer v. Tyars

California Supreme Court

Decided January 12, 1979No. L.A. 30918PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RICHARDSON, J.

May a mentally retarded person who is the subject of a petition for civil commitment to the state Department of Health pursuant to former Welfare and Institutions Code section 6502 (all further statutory references are to that code unless otherwise cited) be called as a witness at the commitment hearing? We conclude that he may.

Preliminarily, we review certain provisions of sections 6500-6512 governing the commitment proceedings in issue. Section 6502 authorizes the verified petition for commitment be filed by the following: a parent, guardian, or other person charged…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by88 opinions

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  4. State v. FeldeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  5. United States v. Mark Douglas Odom, United States of America v. Joyce Geraldine Beach, United States of America v. Benny Carol DysonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984

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