IN RE LONG

No. 7510SC41.

214 S.E.2d 626 (1975)

25 N.C. App. 702

In re Imprisonment of Michael H. LONG.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten, by Asst. Atty. Gen. Parks H. Icenhour, Raleigh, for the State.

Jerry W. Leonard, Raleigh, for petitioner appellee.


MARTIN, Judge.

We have before us the serious question as to whether the admission and the continued confinement of Michael Long in a state hospital, pursuant to G.S. § 122-56.5 and Article 4, Chapter 122 of the General Statutes, constitutes a deprivation of his liberty in violation of the Due Process Clause.

Effective 2 April 1974, the General Assembly of North Carolina rewrote Article 4 of Chapter 122 of the...

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