Legal Opinion

State v. Waldon

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 21, 1979No. 48430PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OTIS, Justice.

On a plea of guilty, appellant Fred John Waldon convicted on September 22,1975, of attempted aggravated rape in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 609.17, .291 (1974). The district court thereupon committed him for a presentence examination by the commissioner of public welfare who recommended that he undergo specialized treatment for his “mental and physical aberrations.” Pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 246.43, subd. 6 (1978), he was accordingly committed to the *630security unit of the St. Peter State Hospital on November 24, 1975.1

However, the trial court failed either to specify the term of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
Huebner v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
In Re Restoration to Capacity of MastersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
State Ex Rel. Terry v. SchubertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
Lausche v. Commissioner of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974

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3Cited by1 opinion

State v. WardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985