Kanteles v. Wheelock’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “It is the grand jury’s determination of insanity certified to the Superior Court which is both the first step in the process which ultimately leads to committal and the last step at which any evidence on the underlying alleged incident is considered. . . . Once the grand jury finds him insane, the petitioner stands to suffer loss of liberty and the stigma of criminal commitment without being convicted of a crime. It is, therefore, at this stage where due process safeguards should attach. Kanteles v. Wheelock, 439 F. Supp. at 510 (footnote omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Novosel v. Helgemoe