Legal Opinion
David Taft v. Iowa District Court for Linn County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 15, 2013No. 11–1714PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
A person detained by the State as a sexually violent predator sought a final hearing on his request for discharge or for placement in a transitional release program. In this petition for writ of certiora-ri, we are asked to decide whether the district court erred in denying the request for a final hearing. We annul the writ.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
Taft was arrested in December 1987 for lascivious acts with a minor, based on allegations that he sexually molested his sister and committed other criminal sexual offenses. He was convicted and sentenced to two five-year…
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