In re Desmond

WAHL, Justice.

John Desmond, a mentally retarded adult committed to Faribault State Hospital, appeals a decision of the court of appeals 381 N.W.2d 57, affirming a trial court order continuing his commitment indeterminately and holding the statutory provision for indeterminate commitment of mentally retarded persons, Minn.Stat. § 253B.13, subd. 2 (Supp.1985), constitutional. We accepted certification of two questions from the court of appeals: (1) Does indeterminate commitment under Minn.Stat. § 253B.13, subd. 2 (Supp.1985) deny mentally retarded persons due process or equal protection of law…