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ADDINGTON v. TEXAS

No. 77-5992.

441 U.S. 418 (1979)

ADDINGTON v. TEXAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 30, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha L. Boston, by appointment of the Court, 436 U.S. 916, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the brief were Robert Plotkin and Paul R. Friedman.

James F. Hury, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for appellee.

Joel I. Klein argued the cause and filed a brief for the American Psychiatric Assn. as amicus curiae urging affirmance.*

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is what standard of proof is required by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution in a civil proceeding brought under state law to commit an individual involuntarily for an indefinite period to a state mental hospital.

I

On seven occasions between 1969 and 1975, appellant was committed temporarily, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat...

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