In re Beebe

Citations

• 92 Kan. 1026
• 142 P. 269
• 1914 Kan. LEXIS 365

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Murder — Acquitted on Ground of Insanity — Commitment to Asylum for the Dangerous Insane. Under chapter 299 of the Laws of 1911, one who is acquitted of murder on the ground that he was insane when he killed the deceased is deemed unsafe to be at large until shown to have been restored to sanity or to be no longer dangerous, and upon such acquittal it becomes the duty of the court to commit the defendant to the asylum for the dangerous insane.</p> <p>2. Same. The refusal of the trial court to grant a hearing as to the present sanity of the defendant before such commitment is carried into effect by placing him in such asylum does not avoid the commitment or render restraint thereunder illegal.</p>