Wamstad v. Loy

[¶24] I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion.

[¶ 25] To deprive a person of his liberty for an indefinite period of time in the civil commitment of a sexually dangerous *508individual, the State must show, by clear and convincing evidence, that the individual to be committed has a disorder that makes the individual likely to engage in further acts of sexually predatory conduct and, because of the disorder, is likely to engage in those acts. See N.D.C.C. § 25-08.3-01(8). In addition, substantive due process rights require that the individual facing civil commitment must also be shown to…