volitional-impairment

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-7452 Anthony Atkinson v. New York, et al. Second Circuit 2022-03-24 Denied IFP civil-confinement criminal-intent criminal-responsibility mental-abnormality mental-hygiene-law psychiatric-evaluation volitional-impairment 1. Whether the state of New York, Attorney General along with psychiatric examiners should be required to produce sufficient medical proof to support …
18-9613 Matthew L. Smeltzer v. Audrey King Ninth Circuit 2019-06-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-commitment complete-defense due-process erroneous-standard expert-testimony legal-standard section-2254 volitional-impairment Whether the petitioner was denied his due process right to present a complete defense during his civil commitment trial when the trial court precluded…