Legal Opinion
In Re the Civil Commitment of J.M.B.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 23, 2009No. A-79 September Term 2007PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
Following a hearing, a trial court ordered the civil commitment of J.M.B. to the Department of Corrections’ Special Treatment Unit (STU) for sexually violent persons. The Attorney General petitioned for J.M.B.’s commitment under New Jersey’s Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA or Act), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, which defines a “sexually violent predator” as a person who has been “convicted, adjudicated delinquent or found not guilty by reason of insanity for commission of a sexually violent offense.” N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.26. A “sexually violent offense” can be any offense specifically listed…
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