Legal Opinion
People v. Escobar
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1984PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
This appeal involves review of the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1980 (L 1980, ch 548, as amd) to determine the applicable burden of proof to be applied to justify continued confinement of a defendant acquitted of a crime by virtue of a defense of insanity. More specifically, w'e are asked to decide whether the People’s statutorily placed burden of proof — “to the satisfaction of the court” — is *435fulfilled when the People establish by a fair preponderance of the credible evidence, rather than by clear and convincing evidence, that the defendant continues to suffer…
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