An Attorney Says This to a Judge in a Civil

question 102

Multiple Choice

An attorney says this to a judge in a civil commitment case: "Your honor, the Supreme Court in 1979 ruled that we cannot deny people their liberty by committing them to mental institutions involuntarily unless we have 'clear and convincing evidence' that they are mentally ill and potentially dangerous." To what Supreme Court ruling is the attorney referring?

• A) Addington v. Texas
• B) Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California
• C) Wyatt v. Stickney
• D) Jackson v. Indiana

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