Legal Opinion
Martin v. Reinstein
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided May 13, 1999No. 1 CA-SA 98-0260PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERCH, Judge.
¶ 1 In this special action, Petitioners challenge the constitutionality of Arizona’s Sexually Violent Persons Act, Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) sections 36-3701 through -3716 (Supp.1998).1 On October 14, 1998, we heard oral argument and issued an order accepting jurisdiction, denying relief, and indicating that an opinion would follow. This is that opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Arizona’s Sexually Violent Persons Act
¶ 2 In 1995, the Arizona legislature determined that the public should be protected from persons who suffer from a mental disorder that makes them…
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