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In Re the Detention of Calvin Matlock, Calvin Matlock

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 13, 2015No. 13–2022PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Justice.

A person committed under the Sexually Violent Predator Act alleges his release with supervision violates the Due Process Clauses of the Iowa and the United States Constitutions. We find the statutory scheme contained in Iowa Code sections 229A.8 and 229A.9A does not violate the Due Process Clauses of the Iowa and the United States Constitutions as long as: the person continues to suffer from a mental abnormality, the testimony supports the need for supervision, and the supervision strikes the right balance between the *900need to protect the community and the person’s liberty…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State of Iowa v. Kenneth Osborne ArySupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  2. State of Iowa v. Justin Andre BakerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2019
  3. In Re the Detention of Jeffrey Anderson, Jeffrey AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  4. David L. Taft Jr. v. Iowa District Court for Linn CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  5. Berding v. ThadaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976

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