Addington v. Texas
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addington-v-texas-236-7776274
title:
Addington v. Texas
text:
Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418 (1979), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that set the standard for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons for psychiatric treatment from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence".
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wiki
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1979 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington_v._Texas
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2023-09-13T01:43:34Z
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