Legal Opinion
In Re the Detention of Fowler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 2, 2010No. 08-0393PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Justice.
On appeal from his commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP), the respondent, Alan Fowler, argues the district court erred in denying his motion to dismiss based on the State’s failure to prosecute the civil commitment action within the ninety-day time period provided by Iowa Code section 229A.7(3) (2007), and in admitting evidence of criminal charges, allegations, and suspicions that did not result in convictions and which violated his right to confront the witnesses against him. 1
We hold that the ninety-day time limit was mandatory. Because the State failed to bring…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Allen v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In Re the Detention of GarrenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- Taylor v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Amended July 31, 2015 In RE the Marriage of Susan Michelle Thatcher and Ronald Dean Thatcher Upon the Petition of Susan Michelle Thatcher, Anna Carson as for the Estate of Susan Michelle ThatcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
- In RE the Detention of Harold Johnson, Harold JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- State of Iowa v. Iowa District Court for Black Hawk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2012
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