We granted certiorari in these cases to determine the proper standard of proof to be applied in commitment proceedings involving persons found not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the commission of a crime. When the cases were tried, the statutory standard of proof in commitment proceedings was a preponderance of the evidence. See Williams v. Superintendent,
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COARD v. STATE
[Nos. 78, 95, September Term, 1979.]
288 Md. 523 (1980)
419 A.2d 383
RICARDO DAVID COARD AND NEIL WILLIE ENGLISH v. STATE OF MARYLAND SUPERINTENDENT, CLIFTON T. PERKINS HOSPITAL CENTER ET AL. v. RANDALL WILLIAMS, TYRONE JOLLEY, LEVON MOORE AND ARTHUR HUBBARD
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Decided September 11, 1980.
Decided September 11, 1980.
Court of Appeals of Maryland.
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