Legal Opinion

In re D.M.W.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 14, 2014PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.

Appellant, D.M.W., appeals from the order that involuntarily committed him to a sexual responsibility treatment program for a period of one year, pursuant to 42 Pa. Cons.Stat.Ann. § 6403(d). In his appeal, D.M.W. asserts, inter alia, that Act 21, 42 Pa. Cons.Stat.Ann. §§ 6401-6409, violates the guarantees of due process and equal protection in the Constitution of the United States, as well as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.1 After careful consideration, we conclude that D.M.W. has not met his burden of establishing these violations, and therefore…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In the Interest of A.C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Commonwealth v. MoodySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. In re S.A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re D.M.WSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Com. v. Jordan, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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