Addington v. Texas
Case Date: 11/04/1979
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Addington v. Texas , 441 U.S. 418 (1979), is a U.S. Supreme Court landmark case that set the standard for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons for psychiatric treatment from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing" evidence.[1]
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