In Re Application of Noel for Discharge Hearing

Rulon, J.:

Carroll E. Noel, Jr., petitioner, participated in a hearing pursuant to K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 22-3428a to determine whether he was eligible for release from Lamed State Security Hospital. The district court found that petitioner was dangerous to others and ordered that he remain committed. Petitioner appeals, raising multiple issues.

We must determine: (1) if the district court erred by failing to consider petitioner’s conditional release; (2) if the district court erred by failing to order that petitioner be placed in a less restrictive environment; and (3) the significance of recently…