Legal Opinion
Richard Ambrose v. Zach Roeckeman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 2014No. 11-3690PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
This case comes to us on appeal from the district court’s denial of a petition for habeas corpus by Richard Ambrose pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In the habeas petition, Ambrose challenged the,constitutionality of his involuntary commitment under the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (the “SDPA”), 725 ILCS 205/0.01-205/12. We affirm.
Ambrose’s path to involuntary commitment began in October 1998, when the State of Illinois charged him with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault pursuant to 720 ILCS 5/12 — 14.1(a)(1) (1998), stemming from his alleged sexual…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Baldwin v. ReeseSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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