Legal Opinion

Matter of Walton

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 14, 1994No. C9-92-1749PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONETT, Justice.

Dwight Walton was determined to be a “psychopathic personality” as defined by Minn.Stat. § 526.09 (1992) and was committed to the Minnesota Security Hospital for an indefinite period of time. He appeals the decision of the court of appeals affirming the commitment order. Specifically, Walton challenges the constitutionality of sections 526.09-.10 in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Foucha v. Louisiana, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 1780, 118 L.Ed.2d 437 (1992). We find our holding in In re Blodgett, 510 N.W.2d 910 (Minn.1994) controlling and affirm.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. In Re BlodgettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
  3. In Re BlodgettCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re BlodgettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
  2. In Re BlodgettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
  3. Matter of WaltonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994

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