Legal Opinion
In re the Detention of Nicholas Wygle
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 13, 2018No. 16-1732PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
APPEL, Justice.
In this case, Nicholas Wygle appeals a district court's denial of his motion to dismiss the State's petition for his civil commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under Iowa Code chapter 229A (2016). Wygle had been previously convicted of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. At the time the State initiated the civil commitment proceedings, Wygle had discharged his sentence for his underlying sexual offense but was residing at the Curt Forbes Residential Facility while serving a special sentence under Iowa Code chapter 903B.
The State makes no claim that Wygle…
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