Legal Opinion
State v. Raitz
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided December 26, 1980No. 7636, 7695PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
NAKAMURA, J.
In these consolidated cases, Defendant August F. Raitz challenges the constitutionality of the Penal Code provisions authorizing the pre-trial commitment of persons charged with criminal behavior but found incompetent to stand trial. 1 He appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit suspending criminal proceedings against him but committing him to the custody of the Director of Health; he has also brought a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, seeking release from such custody. Finding no constitutional infirmities or violations on the…
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