Duff v. Clarke

Gaylord Duff pled guilty in September 1988 to first degree sexual assault on a child. Duff was sentenced to 12 to 20 years’ incarceration, and upon being found to be a treatable mentally disordered sex offender, Duff was committed to the Lincoln Regional Center for treatment. Duff was ordered to finish the remainder of his sentence at the Department of Correctional Services if he was later found to be no longer mentally disordered, or if he had received the maximum benefit of treatment available at the regional center.

While Duff was committed to the regional center, two laws were enacted…