Legal Opinion
State v. O'CONNELL
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 7, 1978No. 309-76PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
The respondent was involuntarily committed pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 4822 by the District Court of Vermont, Unit No. 5, Washington Circuit on August 12,1976. On appeal, he contests the’validity of that commitment in two respects: first, the committing court made no determination that respondent was dangerous to himself or others; and secondly, the committing court applied the preponderance of evidence standard rather than the reasonable doubt standard. While cognizant of the current vitality of both of these issues, this Court does not reach them because of an intervening procedural infirmity…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Krupp v. KruppSupreme Court of Vermont · 1967
- In re M. A. C.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1976
3Cited by18 opinions
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