Legal Opinion
Matter of Ayers
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 10, 1997No. C2-97-879PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DANIEL F. FOLEY, Judge. *
The district court committed appellant indeterminately as a sexual psychopathic personality (SPP) and a sexually dangerous person (SDP). He appeals, contending the district court erred when it held Minn.Stat. § 253B.07, subd. 7(a) (1996) did not require a probable cause determination as to the merits of the commitment in the preliminary hold hearing, and when it did not make findings as to alternatives less restrictive than commitment to the Minnesota Sexual Psychopathic Personality Treatment Center. Appellant also asserts that the SDP law is unconstitutional.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Hibbing Education Ass'n v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Matter of LinehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- State Ex Rel. Doe v. MadonnaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Matter of PirklCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ayers v. DothDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
- Valdez v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Joelson v. O'KEEFECourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
- Joelson v. O'KEEFECourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999