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Gibson v. Commonwealth
No. 131256Supreme Court of Virginia
131256 Gibson v. Commonwealth 04/17/2014 In a petition by the Commonwealth for the civil commitment of the respondent as a sexually violent predator pursuant to the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predato…
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131256 Gibson v. Commonwealth 04/17/2014 In a petition by the Commonwealth for the civil commitment of the respondent as a sexual…
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131256 Gibson v. Commonwealth 04/17/2014 In a petition by the Commonwealth for the civil commitment of the respondent as a sexually violent predator pursuant to the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, Code §§ 37.2-900 through -921, after the fact finder determined that the respondent is a sexually violent predator, the circuit court erred in shifting to him the burden of proof to establish that he satisfies the criteria for conditional release as prescribed in Code § 37.2-912. Because the burden of proof does not shift, the circuit court's judgment is reversed.
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131256 Gibson v. Commonwealth 04/17/2014 In a petition by the Commonwealth for the civil commitment of the respondent as a sexually violent predator pursuant to the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, Code §§ 37.2-900 through -921, after the fact finder determined that the respondent is a sexually violent predator, the circuit court erred in shifting to him the burden of proof to establish that he satisfies the criteria for conditional release as prescribed in Code § 37.2-912. Because the burden of proof does not shift, the circuit court's judgment is reversed.
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