CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - PSYCHOPATHIC PROCEEDING - DUE PROCESS AND JURY TRIAL

Authors

Michigan Law Review, University of Michigan Law School

Abstract

Proceedings were brought against appellant under a Minnesota statute providing for commitment of psychopathic persons who showed habitual sexual misconduct. Appellant appealed to the state supreme court for a writ of prohibition, claiming denial of due process. Appellant's contentions were overruled and he appealed to the United States Supreme Court. Held, the statute did not deny due process. Minnesota ex rel. Pearson v. Probate Court, (U.S. 1940) 60 S. Ct. 523.

Recommended Citation

Michigan Law Review, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - PSYCHOPATHIC PROCEEDING - DUE PROCESS AND JURY TRIAL, 38 Mich. L. Rev. 1316 (1940).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol38/iss8/14