Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Lewis
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 21, 1979PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McNEILLY, Justice:
Appellant challenges the constitutional validity of the statutory procedures (11 Del.C. § 403) by which he was committed and is being held at the Delaware State Hospital following a determination by a Trial Judge of the Superior Court that appellant was not guilty by reason of insanity in a criminal case.
11 Del.C. § 403(a) provides for commitment to the Delaware State Hospital as follows:
“Upon the rendition of a verdict of ‘not guilty by reason of insanity,’ the court shall, upon motion of the Attorney General, order that the person so acquitted shall forthwith be committed…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- People v. ChavezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
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- RADULSKI FOR TAYLOR v. Delaware State Hosp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- People v. FettySupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
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