Kansas v. Crane, No. 00-957 (U.S. Supreme Court) (534 U.S. 407; 122 S.Ct. 867) (January 22, 2002) (Justice Breyer)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 2002
published in Punch and Jurists
January 07, 2002
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In this case, the Supreme Court set some loose limits on the growing state practice of keeping sexual predators in extended civil confinement after their criminal sentences expire - holding that a state must show that a sexual offender lacks some ability to control his violent behavior to justify …
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- U.S. v. Wilkerson, No. Crim. No. 98-10185-NG (D.Mass.) (183 F.Supp.2d 373) (January 10, 2002) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
- U.S. v. Astronomo, No. Crim. No. 00-10311-NG (D.Mass.) (183 F.Supp.2d 158) (December 20, 2001) (Judge Nancy Gertner)
- U.S. v. Mulder, No. 99-1516 (2nd Cir.) (273 F.3d 91) (November 1, 2001) (Judge Rosemary S. Pooler)
- Harvey v. Horan, No. 01-6703 (4th Cir.) (278 F.3d 370) (January 23, 2002) (Judge J. Harvie III Wilkinson)
- Kansas v. Crane, No. 00-957 (U.S. Supreme Court) (534 U.S. 407; 122 S.Ct. 867) (January 22, 2002) (Justice Breyer)
- U.S. v. Gomez-Estrada, No. 01-1085 (1st Cir.) (273 F.3d 400) (November 27, 2001) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
- Lee v. Kemna, No. 00-6933 (U.S. Supreme Court) (534 U.S. 362; 122 S.Ct. 877) (January 22, 2002) (Justice Ginsburg)
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