STATE v. TARBUTTON


407 A.2d 538 (1979)

STATE of Delaware v. Meredith TARBUTTON, Defendant.

Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided October 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Barron, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, for State.

John A. Clark, III, Asst. Public Defender, Wilmington, for defendant.

Richard A. Paul, Wilmington, for amicus curiae.


O'HARA, Judge.

Upon motion of the State a hearing was held June 14, 1979, to determine if the defendant, Meredith Tarbutton, should be released from the Delaware State Hospital pursuant to 11 Del.C. § 403(b). The precise issue to be decided is whether, based on the expert testimony presented and the record in this case, this Court "is satisfied that the public safety will not be endangered by (the defendant's) release...

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