Legal Opinion
In re Civil Commitment of D.Y. SVP 491-08
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided June 21, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
PARRILLO, P.J.A.D.
In this appeal from a Law Division order committing defendant D.Y. to the Special Treatment Unit (STU) pursuant to the New Jersey Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, the essential issue is whether there is a constitutional right to self-representation at the commitment hearing. Defendant contends the trial court’s denial of his motion for self-representation violated his Sixth Amendment and due process rights. For reasons that follow, we find no deprivation of constitutional dimension and therefore…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- N.J. Div. of Child Prot. & Permanency v. R.L.M. (In re R.A.J.)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
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