Legal Opinion
In re Care and Treatment of Quillen
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 5, 2021No. 120184PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 120,184 In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of RICHARD A. QUILLEN. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Substantive due process requires the State to present proof that a respondent has a mental abnormality or personality disorder that causes serious difficulty in controlling behavior in order to involuntarily civilly commit him or her under the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act (KSVPA), K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 59-29a01 et seq. 2. The State's continued involuntary commitment of a sexually violent predator under the KSVPA does not violate substantive due…
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