Does the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard apply in civil commitment proceedings?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Naylor v. Ahlin, No. 2:10-cv-00039-JKS (E.D. Cal. 2011):
27. Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418, 428-31 (1979) (rejecting the use of the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard was constitutionally required in civil commitment proceedings).
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