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that the burden be placed on the State to justify her continued commitment.
evidence her eligibility for release.
incurable and will last a lifetime.
that she had been hospitalized fifteen to twenty times since 1972.
proper treatment and oversight like that provided for in the plan.
acknowledge, however, that her illnesses are prone to relapse.
most recent episode of psychosis had resulted in such an extreme outcome.
highly addictive properties given her diagnosis of poly-substance abuse.
reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 39 (Supp.
Commissioner of Mental Health.  See 15 M.R.S.A. § 103 (Supp. 1999).
that determination in the past.
regarding petitions for release and to reconsider our holding in Taylor.
Maine or United States constitutions.
exposition of the Due Process Clause.
quotation marks and citations omitted).
standard of proof in a release proceeding, not the basis for her confinement.
he has regained his sanity or is no longer a danger to himself or society").
is no longer met violates a fundamental liberty interest.
to identify whether there is an interest to be protected.  See Matthews v.
acquittees.  See, e.g., United States v. Phelps, 955 F.2d 1258, 1266 (9th Cir.
U.S. 989 (1992); United States v. Wallace, 845 F.2d 1471, 1473 (8th Cir.
1988) (also holding statute did not violate procedural due process), cert.
denied, 488 U.S. 845 (1988).
persons who have already proven their dangerousness to society . . .
outweighs the interest in avoiding continued confinement of an acquittee.").
burden of proof does not violate procedural due process.
rationally related to a legitimate state interest."  See School Admin. Dist. No.
1, 659 A.2d at 857; see also FCC v. Beach Communications, Inc., 508 U.S.
provide a rational basis for the classification").
treatment.  Cf. Francis S. v. Stone, 995 F. Supp. 368, 385 (S.D.N.Y. 1998).
right to the equal protection of the law.
on Green's petition for release.
On to the rest of this opinion.

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