Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Varner v. Budz
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 21, 2005No. 04 C 2065PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER 1
KENNELLY, District Judge.
Herbert J. Varner pled guilty to criminal sexual assault of his five-year-old niece and was sentenced to thirteen years in prison. When Varner’s prison term was complete, the State of Illinois commenced civil commitment proceedings pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, 725 ILCS 207/1 et seq., which permits indefinite commitment of a person found by a jury to be “sexually violent” beyond a reasonable doubt.
The jury in Varner’s case heard evidence that Varner had committed sexual acts with children and heard testimony…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Herbert J. Varner v. Tom Monohan, Director, Illinois Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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