In Re The Detention Of Alan C. Fowler, Alan C. Fowler

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 08–0393 Filed July 2, 2010 IN RE THE DETENTION OF ALAN C. FOWLER, ALAN C. FOWLER, Appellant. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Charles H. Pelton, Judge. On appeal from his commitment as a sexually violent predator, the respondent 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). REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED FOR DISMISSAL. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Amy Kepes,…