Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital

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• equal protection violated where a defendant adjudicated criminally insane not entitled to a release hearing as of right, but only upon hospital director’s recommendation
• 90 day term of temporary commitment before hearing on present mental condition upheld
• ‘‘[i]t follows that there is no reasonable basis for distinction for commitment purposes between those who plead insanity and those who have the defense thrust upon them’’
• one found not guilty by reason of insanity must be given a judicial hearing to determine present mental condition; however, commitment without hearing permissible for period required to determine present mental condition
• commitment following acquittal by reason of insanity

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