Legal Opinion
People v. Chavez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 1, 1981No. 80SA187PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
The People appeal from a judgment of the district court of Otero County holding section 16-8-105(4), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Rep. Vol. 8), unconstitutional as applied to the defendant, Manuel Chavez. That section requires the court to automatically commit a defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity to the department of institutions until such time as he is found eligible for release. The court concluded that the commitment of the defendant, without a pre-commitment hearing to determine his mental condition at the time of commitment, violated due process of law and equal…
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3Cited by76 opinions
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