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Jenkins v. Director, Va. Ctr. for Behavior Rehab.
No. 050374Supreme Court of Virginia
050374 Jenkins v. Director, Va. Ctr. for Behavior Rehab. 01/13/2006 In view of the substantial liberty interest at stake in an involuntary civil commitment based upon Virginia's Sexually Violent Predators Act,…
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050374 Jenkins v. Director, Va. Ctr. for Behavior Rehab. 01/13/2006 In view of the substantial liberty interest at stake in an in…
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050374 Jenkins v. Director, Va. Ctr. for Behavior Rehab. 01/13/2006 In view of the substantial liberty interest at stake in an involuntary civil commitment based upon Virginia's Sexually Violent Predators Act, the due process protections embodied in the federal and Virginia Constitutions mandate that the subject of the involuntary civil commitment process has the right to counsel at all significant stages of the judicial proceedings, including the appellate process. The present habeas corpus petitioner's counsel was ineffective because he failed to perfect such an appeal in the manner provided by law. The petition is granted and a delayed appeal is awarded.
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050374 Jenkins v. Director, Va. Ctr. for Behavior Rehab. 01/13/2006 In view of the substantial liberty interest at stake in an involuntary civil commitment based upon Virginia's Sexually Violent Predators Act, the due process protections embodied in the federal and Virginia Constitutions mandate that the subject of the involuntary civil commitment process has the right to counsel at all significant stages of the judicial proceedings, including the appellate process. The present habeas corpus petitioner's counsel was ineffective because he failed to perfect such an appeal in the manner provided by law. The petition is granted and a delayed appeal is awarded.
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