State v. Stephen LeMere

¶ 73. (dissenting). I agree that the criminal conduct described by the majority is heinous. If we were called upon as a court to condemn such conduct, I am confident that there would be immediate and unanimous condemnation.1

¶ 74. Our task in this review, however, is not to assess the defendant's conduct. Rather, we are called upon to analyze and apply a rule of law.

¶ 75. At issue is whether LeMere's counsel should have advised him that he is automatically eligible for involuntary, indefinite civil commitment *664after serving his criminal sentence. The precise issue is whether the Sixth Amendment…