Legal Opinion
Lidberg v. Steffen
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 15, 1993No. C1-92-1129PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETERSON, Judge.
Appellant, Bruce J. Lidberg, was committed in 1977 as a person mentally ill and dangerous to the public pursuant to the commitment statute in effect at that time. Minn.Stat. § 253A.07, subd. 17(a), (c) (1976). A new commitment statute was enacted in 1982. 1982 Minn.Laws ch. 581, codified at Minn.Stat. §§ 253B.01-.23 (1982). It applies to any conduct, transaction, or proceeding within its terms that occurred after August 1, 1982. 1982 Minn. Laws ch. 581, § 26, amended by 1983 Minn.Laws ch. 251, § 27 & 1984 Minn.Laws ch. 623, § 10.
In 1985, appellant’s commitment status…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- K. B. C. v. County of ItascaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Drewes v. LevineCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. TooleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- Lidberg v. SteffenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- Hearne v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993