Legal Opinion
In re Tripp
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 13, 2018No. 16-2141PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
APPEL, Justice.
*868As in State v. Wygle , 910 N.W.2d 599 (Iowa 2018), this appeal involves the relationship between Iowa Code chapter 229A (2016), which provides for the civil commitment of sexually violent predators, and Iowa Code chapter 903B, which imposes a special sentence on persons convicted of certain sexual offenses.
Ronald Tripp claims in this case that he was unlawfully committed as a sexually violent predator (SVP). Tripp asserts the State failed to prove either that he was presently confined for a sexually violent offense under Iowa Code section 229A.4(1) or that he committed a recent…
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