Legal Opinion

Carlisle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 30, 1987PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Dudley Earl Carlisle was indicted in February of 1983 for the murder of his brother, Joel Nelson Carlisle. He entered a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity" to this offense, and the State joined issue in this plea.

On March 14, 1983, a hearing was held to determine if appellant Carlisle should be involuntarily committed to the custody of the Alabama State Department of Mental Health, pursuant to the provisions set out in § 15-16-41 through 43, Code of Alabama 1975.

Following this hearing, the court determined that the appellant suffered from a mental illness, and as a result of this…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. DudleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. ALABAMA DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH AND RETARDATION EX REL. McCLOTHAN v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  3. State v. CorrConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
  4. Winchester v. BartlettCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  5. Stitt v. DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH & M. RET.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1990

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