Legal Opinion
Benham v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1982No. 80-9052PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:
This is a class action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1981) to challenge the Georgia procedures governing the involuntary commitment and release of persons who have been acquitted of criminal charges by reason of insanity (insanity ae-quittees). The plaintiffs’ class was certified as consisting of “all persons who are, or will be, confined in mental hospitals pursuant to Ga.Code § 27-1503 (Ga.Laws 1977, pp. 1293, 1295-96, Sec. 2) following findings of not guilty by reason of insanity.” Defendant Edwards is the Chief Executive Officer and…
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