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TAYLOR v. COMMISSIONER OF MENT. HLTH., ETC.

431 A.2d 1304 (1981)

Henry TAYLOR, III v. COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CORRECTIONS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 10, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Erwin, Charles K. Leadbetter, Wayne S. Moss (orally), Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman, Graydon G. Stevens (orally), Portland, for defendant.

Before WERNICK, GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS and CARTER, JJ., and DUFRESNE, A. R. J.

NICHOLS, Justice.

On July 2, 1979, following a jury-waived trial, the Petitioner, Henry Taylor III, was adjudged not guilty by reason of insanity1 of the charges of murder and reckless conduct. Pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 103, the Superior Court (Cumberland County) ordered him committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Corrections for placement in an appropriate institution for the mentally ill.

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