Legal Opinion
Townes v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 3, 2005No. Record 040979PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR., Justice.
Pursuant to Code § 37.1-70.6(A), the Commonwealth successfully petitioned the Circuit Court of Campbell County (trial court) to civilly commit Lorenzo Townes as a sexually violent predator. In this appeal, the dispositive issue we consider is whether Townes was *2 subject to the statutory scheme for the civil commitment of sexually violent predators.
BACKGROUND
On April 18, 1973, Townes was convicted in the Circuit Court of Campbell County of statutory rape in violation of former Code § 18.1-44 and was sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment. A conviction under…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Holsapple v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- Burlile v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Dyandria M. v. Administration for Children's ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
3Cited by22 opinions
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