Legal Opinion
In RE the Detention of Harold Johnson, Harold Johnson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 23, 2011No. 09–0500PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZAGER, Justice.
On further review we must determine whether Iowa Code section 229A.8(5)(e) (2009) entitles a sexually violent predator (SVP) to be discharged from civil commitment if the district court does not commence a final hearing within sixty days of the court’s determination that a final hearing is required. We find section 229A.8(5)(e) requires the district court to conduct the final hearing within sixty days, but the court’s failure to conduct a hearing within sixty days entitles an SVP to civil remedies, not discharge. We therefore vacate the decision of the court of appeals and…
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- Taylor v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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