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McNeil v. Patuxent Institution, 407 U.S. 245 (1972)
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McNeil v. Patuxent Institution, 407 U.S. 245 (1972)
McNeil v. Patuxent Institution No. 71-5144 Argued April 20, 1972 Decided June 19, 1972 407 U.S. 245
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS
OF MARYLAND
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Petitioner, who was given a five-year sentence, was referred under an ex parte order to the Patuxent Institution for examination to determine whether he should be committed for an indefinite term as a defective delinquent. In this proceeding for post-conviction relief, he challenge his confinement after expiration of that sentence as violative of due process. Respondent contends that petitioner’s continued confinement is justified until petitioner cooperates with the examining psychiatrists and thus facilitates an assessment of his condition. The trial court denied relief, holding that a person confined under Maryland’s Defective Delinquency Law may be detained until the statutory procedures for examination and report have been completed, regardless of whether or not the criminal sentence has expired.
Held: In the circumstances of this case, it is a denial of due process to continue to hold petitioner on the basis of an ex parte order committing him to observation without the procedural safeguards commensurate with a long-term commitment, Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715; and without affording him those safeguards his further detention cannot be justified as analogous to confinement for civil contempt or for any other reason. Pp. 247-252.
Reversed.
MARSHALL, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. DOUGLAS, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 252.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," McNeil v. Patuxent Institution, 407 U.S. 245 (1972) in 407 U.S. 245 407 U.S. 246. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZPEJGC2J6HGAA9G.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." McNeil v. Patuxent Institution, 407 U.S. 245 (1972), in 407 U.S. 245, page 407 U.S. 246. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZPEJGC2J6HGAA9G.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in McNeil v. Patuxent Institution, 407 U.S. 245 (1972). cited in 1972, 407 U.S. 245, pp.407 U.S. 246. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZPEJGC2J6HGAA9G.
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