Matter of Jasmer

COYNE, Justice.

We granted the petition of Sherburne County for review of the 2-1 decision of the court of appeals affirming the determination that Marvin Jasmer is mentally ill but reversing a determination that he is dangerous. We reverse that part of the court of appeals’ decision holding that the state failed to prove that Mr. Jasmer is dangerous and we reinstate the judgment of the district court.

Mr. Jasmer is a 61-year-old man with a long history of mental illness. From 1961 to 1964 he was committed to the Anoka Hospital. It appears that he had frequently assaulted his wife and that on…