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Quotation from Addington v. Texas by Supreme Court of the United States
“The question in this case is what standard of proof is required by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution in a civil proceeding brought under state law to commit an individual involuntarily for an indefinite period to a state mental hospital.”
Addington v. Texas, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Burger), Part I (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Chief Justice Burger opens the opinion by stating the question presented.
Citation: "The question in this case is what standard of proof is required by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution in a civil proceeding brought under state law to commit an individual involuntarily for an indefinite period to a state mental hospital." — Supreme Court of the United States, Addington v. Texas, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Burger), Part I (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id addington-v-texas-q1)
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