DONALDSON, Chief Justice.
Today we are asked to decide whether an indefinite commitment pursuant to I.C. § 18-214, denies criminal defendants, acquitted of a crime by reason of insanity, their rights to due process or equal protection of the law. We find no constitutional violation in a commitment pursuant to I.C. § 18-214, and thus, we affirm the order of the district court quashing appellant's writ of habeas corpus.
On or about March 16, 1981,...
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