Legal Opinion
In re D.C.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 6, 1996PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
This appeal arises from the involuntary civil commitment of D.C. After pleading guilty to sexual assault, kidnapping, and weapon possession charges, D.C. was convicted and sentenced to the Avenel Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Finding D.C. was not mentally ill under the statute authorizing involuntary commitment and not committable, the prison medical staff authorized his release.
D.C. was thereafter subjected to surveillance by local law enforcement authorities in the community. On learning of the reported results of that monitoring, the…
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