In Re the Care & Treatment of Sporn

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

The State appeals the district court’s dismissal of its petition filed against Randy Spom, pursuant to K.S.A. 59-29a01 et seq., the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA). The State claims that the district court misinterpreted the SVPA and erred in finding that the issue of whether Spom was a sexually violent predator was res judicata. On the facts of this case, we affirm the dismissal.

In 1999, Spom was sentenced to prison for his convictions of aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, and indecent solicitation…