STATE v. MURPHY

No. 19824.

760 P.2d 280 (1988)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Bernt MURPHY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooke C. Wells, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for appellee.


STEWART, Justice:

Appellant Bernt Murphy appeals an order of the district court denying his motion for release from the Utah State Hospital and denying his petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the State to provide him with post-release residential and treatment accommodations. We reverse and vacate the trial court's order and remand for further proceedings.

I.

A. The Facts:

On September 10, 1957, when Murphy was nineteen years...

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