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Notable sex offender civil commitment ruling from NJ Supreme Court

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this local article, which is headlined "N.J. Supreme Court upholds civil commitment of sex offender who was denied therapy," the top court in the Garden State issued a big ruling about sex offender civil commitment today.  Here are the basics: Sex offenders are civilly committed at the end of their prison sentences when the state determines that they are highly likely to commit new sex crimes. The sex offender in this case ? referred to only by his initials W.X.C. ? was accused of raping two women while burglarizing their homes in 1992. He was arrested while sexually attacking a woman in a nursing home. W.X.C. pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault, one count of attempted aggravated sexual assault and other offenses including kidnapping and robbery...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 09, 2010 (boomark / email).