Begin v. State

[¶ 1] Jason Begin appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Stokes, J. ) denying his petition for release and discharge from the custody of the Commissioner of Health and Human Services pursuant to 15 M.R.S. § 104-A (2017). Begin argues that the court erred as a matter of law when it determined that Begin failed to prove that he "may be released or discharged without likelihood that [he] will cause injury to [himself] or to others due to mental disease or mental defect." See 15 M.R.S. § 104-A(1). We disagree and affirm.

[¶ 2] In support of his contention, Begin cites to a…