Legal Opinion
Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1993No. 92-351PublishedCited by 1,998 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
In the Commonwealth of Kentucky, involuntary civil commitments of those alleged to be mentally retarded and of those alleged to be mentally ill are governed by separate statutory procedures. Two differences between these commitment proceedings are at issue in this case. First, at *315a final commitment hearing, the applicable burden of proof for involuntary commitment based on mental retardation is clear and convincing evidence, Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §202B. 160(2) (Michie 1991), while the standard for involuntary commitment based on mental illness is beyond a reasonable doubt, § 202A.076(2).…
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