Legal Opinion
Beauchene v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 11, 2017No. Docket: Ken-16-500PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHumphrey, J.
[¶ 1] Donald Beauchene appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Mullen, J.) denying his petition for discharge or modified release from psychiatric hospitalization pursuant to 15 M.R.S. § 104-A (2016). We affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] In 1970, Beauchene was acquitted of a murder charge by reason of a mental disease or defect and was committed to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services; where he remains committed pursuant to 15 M.R.S. § 103 (2016). On February 22, 2016, Beauchene filed in the Superior Court a petition seeking discharge…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State v. KrolSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- State v. DolloffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- Green v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
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