Legal Opinion
In Re the Civil Commitment of Ramey
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 23, 2002No. C5-02-147PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLAPHAKE, Judge.
Appellant Jimmie Ray Ramey challenges the order indeterminately committing him as a sexually dangerous person (SDP) pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 253B.02, subd. 18c (2000). Ramey argues that the Minnesota standard for commitment under this statute fails to meet the lack of control requirements of Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 122 S.Ct. 867, 151 L.Ed,2d 856 (2002). Ramey further contends that the SDP statute is unconstitutionally vague because the phrases “adequate control” and “course of harmful conduct” provide no legally fixed standards. Finally, Ramey challenges certain…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Kansas v. CraneSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- In Re LinehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- Humenansky v. Minnesota Board of Medical ExaminersCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- In Re Care of CoffmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
- In re the Civil Commitment of NavratilCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2011
- In re the Civil Commitment of CrosbyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013
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