NORCOTT, J.
The petitioner appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the court erred in concluding that the state had not violated the equal protection clauses of both the state and federal constitutions by declining to credit against the length of an insanity acquittee's commitment to a mental hospital the time spent in confinement prior to trial. We find error.
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