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IN RE A.L.U.

192 N.J. Super. 480 (1984)

471 A.2d 63

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF A.L.U.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 10, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura M. LeWinn, Acting Director, Division of Mental Health Advocacy, Department of the Public Advocate, argued the cause for appellant (Joseph H. Rodriguez, Public Advocate of New Jersey, attorney; Laura M. LeWinn and Richard I. Friedman, Assistant Deputy Public Advocate, on the brief).

Josephine R. Potuto, Assistant Essex County Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent State of New Jersey (George L. Schneider, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Marc J. Friedman, Assistant Essex County Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges BISCHOFF, PETRELLA and BRODY.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BRODY, J.A.D.

Jones v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 103 S.Ct. 3043, 77 L.Ed.2d 694 (1983), requires us to reconsider what minimum standard of proof is constitutionally mandated for the involuntary commitment of a criminal defendant to a mental hospital after he has been found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI). In Jones the United States Supreme Court held that due process is satisfied if the...

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