Legal Opinion
In re the Care & Treatment of Hendricks
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 1, 1996No. 73,039PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*247The opinion of the coúrt was delivered by
Allegrucci, J.:
Leroy Hendricks appeals from a jury finding that he is a sexually violent predator as defined in the Sexually Violent Predator Act (the Act), K.S.A. 59-29a01 et seq., and from the district court’s order of commitment, which was issued pursuant to that finding. The Act establishes a procedure, which is stated to be civil, for involuntarily committing sexually violent predators for long-term care and treatment. Hendricks challenges the constitutionality of the Act and also raises various other grounds for reversing the finding and order of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Seling v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- In Re Commitment of FisherTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- In Re the Care & Treatment of HaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
- In Re the Care & Treatment of CraneSupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
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