Doe v. State

SCHROEDER, Justice.

NATURE OF THE CASE

John Doe appeals the district court’s decision that affirmed the magistrate court’s decree terminating his parental rights. The magistrate court found that Doe had abandoned and neglected the child and that it was in the child’s best interests to have his parental rights terminated. This decision was affirmed by the district court on appeal.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

At the time the appeal was filed, Doe was serving a prison term in the Idaho State Penitentiary that expired in December, 2000. His sentence included a provision for retained jurisdiction…