Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of R.F. Svp 490-08
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 19, 2014No. A-10-12PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
Before the State can deprive a person of his freedom, either in a criminal trial or a civil commitment hearing, the State must satisfy *156a high standard of proof. Under the New Jersey Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA or Act), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, a person previously convicted of a sexual offense can be civilly committed only if the State can establish by clear and convincing evidence that he suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes him highly likely to commit a sexually violent offense. The experienced judges assigned to hear these cases have the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- State v. KrolSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- State v. HodgeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- DCPP VS. A.C. AND A.W.C., SR. IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF A.W.C., JR. (FG-13-0050-17, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- DCPP VS. A.S.C. AND W.L.-R. IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF M.L.-C. AND W.J.L.-C. (FG-07-0154-17, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)(CONSOLIDATED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
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