Case Details
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
Outcome
The court found that the recorder acted in a judicial capacity and is not liable, but the physicians may be liable for negligence. The case addresses the legal authority for confining persons alleged to be lunatics and the procedural safeguards required.
Similar Rulings
Defendant did not demonstrate that his attorney engaged in conduct that precluded him from knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entering his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide. To the contrary, the record supports a determination that counsel's advice to plead guilty to the charged offense constituted a reasonable strategy. Judgment affirmed.
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