Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Solomon
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1979No. 78-1667PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this appeal of a class action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is whether Maryland must now afford judicial commitment hearings to persons summarily committed to state mental hospitals after being acquitted of criminal charges on the ground of insanity.1 We affirm the district court’s ruling that Maryland denies these persons their constitutional rights by placing on them the burden of proving their fitness for release. We believe, however, that the state’s release procedures — apart from the allocation of the burden of proof — provide an adequate remedy for…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Rutherford v. KatzenbergerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- David Lee Hickey v. Charles MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Anderson v. Department of Health & Mental HygieneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- United States Ex Rel. Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Bustamante, P.A. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1990
- Chancery Clerk of Chickasaw County, Mississippi v. Robert WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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