Legal Opinion
Novosel v. Helgemoe
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 10, 1978No. 7840PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This is an appeal from the denial of plaintiff’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking his release from the forensic unit of the New Hampshire Hospital. The plaintiff’s exceptions to this order were transferred to this court by Keller, C.J. This court reverses the order below and outlines the procedures to be used by the superior court in criminal cases when insanity is, or might be, an issue.
On December 24, 1974, plaintiff was arrested and charged with the murder in the first degree of Helen Morrison. In January 1975, the plaintiff was indicted by the Merrimack County Grand Jury for…
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