Legal Opinion
Mills v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 18, 1969PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice:
This appeal raises the question of the constitutional validity of the statutory procedures (11 Del.C. § 4702) under which the appellant was committed to, and is being held at, the Delaware State Hospital upon a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental illness in a criminal case.
11 Del.C. § 4702(a) provides for commitment to the Delaware State Hospital as follows:
“(a) Upon the rendition of a verdict of ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’, the Superior Court may, upon motion of the Attorney General, order that the person so acquitted shall forthwith be committed to the…
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