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Strongest positive: Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental Retardation (me, 1984-08-14)
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discussed Cited as authority (rule) Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
Me. · 1984 · confidence medium
See, e.g., Taylor v. Comm’r of Mental Health and Corrections, n. 1 above (appeal mooted by subsequent modified release treatment); In re Fleming, 431 A.2d 616 (Me.1981) (appeal on sufficiency of the evidence only); Buzzell v. Comm’r of Mental Health and Corrections, 423 A.2d 246, 246 (Me. 1980) (memorandum of decision) ("Regardless of the level of proof required, we find no error in the Court’s conclusion"). 10 .
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Fawn L. BUZZELL
v.
COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CORRECTIONS
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.
Dec 10, 1980.
423 A.2d 246
Lipman, Parks, Livingston, Lipman & Katz, P. A., Roger J. Katz (orally), John M. Parks, Augusta, for plaintiff., James R. Erwin (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.
Wernick, Godfrey, Nichols, Glassman, Roberts.
Cited by 1 opinion  |  Published

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

Fawn Buzzell appeals from the denial of his petition for release from the Augusta Mental Health Institute presented to the Superior Court, Kennebec County, pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 104. [1] The sole witness before the Superior Court was Victor Pent-large, M. D., a staff psychiatrist at the institute. Dr. Pentlarge expressed uncertainty as to whether Buzzell’s condition was such that Buzzell could be released without danger to himself or others. The presiding justice ruled that “the court can’t find that the evidence supports a finding that the Petitioner can be released without the likelihood he will cause injury to others or himself.” Regardless of the level of proof required, we find no error in the Court’s conclusion.

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.
1

. The decision herein was rendered prior to the repeal of 15 M.R.S.A. § 104 and enactment of 15 M.R.S.A. § 104-A, effective March 28, 1980.