Legal Opinion
State v. Blubaugh
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1971No. 41677, 41678PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.
These two cases were consolidated for hearing before this court. The sole issue involved in each of the cases, concerns the burden of proof on one seeking discharge from confinement as a criminally insane person. Each of the defendants was institutionalized pursuant to jury determination that he committed the act charged, was insane at time of trial, and was an unsafe person to be at large. The issue is best understood in context of the two cases before us.
State v. Blubaugh: Defendant Blubaugh had a history of mental illness, having been civilly committed to Western State Hospital in 1965…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Donald Ragsdale v. Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Winfred Overholser, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital v. John D. LeachCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Salinger v. SuperintendentCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
- State ex rel. Thompson v. SnellWashington Supreme Court · 1907
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3Cited by26 opinions
- In Re Welfare of SegoWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- In Re FranklinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. CarterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- State v. KleinWashington Supreme Court · 2005
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