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- Title: State v. Ditter
- Author : Nebraska Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 04, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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Petition for a writ of (RSA ch. 534) or for the exercise of this courts power of general superintendence ( RSA 490:4 (Supp. 1975)) pertaining to plaintiffs detention at the State prison as a criminally insane person. Plaintiff who was charged with armed robbery ( RSA 585:18 (1955)) first pleaded not guilty. Thereafter, on November 26, 1973, plaintiff changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity which was accepted by King, J. In accordance with a prior agreement, the State recommended that plaintiff be committed to the State hospital for life. However, the trial court heard testimony from a psychiatrist that the plaintiffs condition was diagnosed as a "chronic schizophrenic reaction" and that the State prison would be a more appropriate place for his confinement. The court committed plaintiff to the State prison "for life until or unless earlier discharged, released, or transferred by due course of law." RSA 651:9.