Legal Opinion
Proctor v. Butler
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 16, 1977No. 7737 & 7738PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBois, J.
In separate proceedings, the respondents herein, Edward Joshua Butler and Louis F. Zuccaro, were involuntarily committed to the New Hampshire Hospital pursuant to RSA ch. 135-B (Supp. 1975). They were each found by the Probate Court (Cushing, J.) to be “in such mental condition as a result of mental illness as to create a potentially serious likelihood of danger to himself or others” and were committed for a period not to exceed ninety days *929and four months, respectively. The central issue in both cases is the standard of proof by which the commitment criterion must be proven.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lessard v. SchmidtDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1972
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. FieldsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Novosel v. HelgemoeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Royer v. State Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Silva v. BotschSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
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