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Shelton v. Commonwealth
No. 060280Supreme Court of Virginia
060280 Shelton v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 (Revised 02/08/2008) In a proceeding under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, an inmate properly preserved the argument that his score on a test d…
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060280 Shelton v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 (Revised 02/08/2008) In a proceeding under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Pre…
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060280 Shelton v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 (Revised 02/08/2008) In a proceeding under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, an inmate properly preserved the argument that his score on a test designed to predict sex offender recidivism fell below the minimum qualifying an inmate for further evaluation under the Act, and the circuit court erred in denying his motion to dismiss under then-applicable Code provisions. Undisputed evidence showed that the correctly computed score on the risk assessment instrument was lower than the minimum required by the statute. The circuit court's judgment is reversed and the Commonwealth's petition is dismissed with prejudice.
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060280 Shelton v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 (Revised 02/08/2008) In a proceeding under the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act, an inmate properly preserved the argument that his score on a test designed to predict sex offender recidivism fell below the minimum qualifying an inmate for further evaluation under the Act, and the circuit court erred in denying his motion to dismiss under then-applicable Code provisions. Undisputed evidence showed that the correctly computed score on the risk assessment instrument was lower than the minimum required by the statute. The circuit court's judgment is reversed and the Commonwealth's petition is dismissed with prejudice.
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