Cass County State's Attorney v. R.A.S.

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] R.A.S. appeals from a district court order denying his petition for discharge from commitment as a sexually dangerous individual. He argues the State did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that he is likely to engage in further acts of sexually predatory conduct and his substantive due process rights were violated. We conclude the district court did not make sufficient findings of fact, and we reverse and remand for further findings.

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[¶ 2] In 2004, R.A.S. was committed to the care, custody, and control of the executive director of the Department of Human Services…