Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Solomon
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 26, 1977No. Civ. H-75-1406PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge:
In this class action, 1 plaintiffs ask this Court to declare that §§ 27 and 28 of Article 59, Md.Ann.Code, which establish procedures in Maryland for the involuntary commitment of those persons found not guilty by reason of insanity at a criminal trial (hereinafter termed “insanity acquittees”), violate the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. 2 Plaintiffs also ask that this Court recognize by way of a declaratory judgment various rights which must be granted to them before the State may confine them against their will.
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2Cases cited45 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Murray International Freight Corp. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- State v. FieldsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Langworthy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- United States Ex Rel. Stinson, Lyons, Gerlin & Bustamante, P.A. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1990
- Allison v. PattersonWashington Supreme Court · 1978
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