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Transfer to Mental Hospital without Due Process Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Nebraska law was unconstitutional
because it did not afford due process protections. The law, § 83-180(1),
allowed the transfer of a state prisoner to a mental hospital if a
designated mental health professional determined that the prisoner
"suffer[ed] from a mental disease or ...
because it did not afford due process protections. The law, § 83-180(1),
allowed the transfer of a state prisoner to a mental hospital if a
designated mental health professional determined that the prisoner
"suffer[ed] from a mental disease or ...
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