Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of D.Y. Svp 491-08
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 22, 2014No. A-42-12PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Patterson
This appeal raises an issue not previously considered by the Court: whether a competent individual who is subject to involuntary civil commitment pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, may represent himself or herself at a commitment hearing.
In 2008, the State filed a petition for the involuntary civil commitment of D.Y., who had been convicted of several state and federal charges arising from sexual assaults on minors. At his initial commitment hearing, D.Y. stated that he did not want to be represented by the attorney who had been appointed for…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee of the Township of ManalapanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- In re S.M.Montana Supreme Court · 2017
- In re G.G.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2017
- New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency v. R.L.M.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
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