Legal Opinion
In Re Blodgett
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 3, 1992No. C9-92-844PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHUMACHER, Judge.
Phillip Jay Blodgett was committed for an indeterminate period as a psychopathic personality, and he appeals. This court granted motions by the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union to file a brief as an amicus curiae and by the attorney general to intervene. This court also allowed the MCLU and the state to file supplemental references to the record after oral argument. We affirm.
FACTS
Blodgett has been found guilty of three separate felony charges involving criminal sexual conduct. Prior to the first felony offense, he was in jail as a result of convictions for burglary…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re IrwinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- Matter of BuckhaltonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
- Matter of LinehanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
- Matter of WaltonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- In Re BlodgettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
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