California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Roulet's Estate, In re, 143 Cal.Rptr. 893, 20 Cal.3d 653, 574 P.2d 1245 (Cal. 1978):
Since grave disability proceedings "seriously put at risk both the personal liberty and the good name of the individual, the safeguard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt is required." (People v. Thomas, supra, 19 Cal.3d at p. 638, 139 Cal.Rptr. at p. 598, 566 P.2d at p. 232.)
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