Ernst v. State

¶1Filed 11/17/09 by Clerk of Supreme Court

¶2IN THE SUPREME COURT

¶3STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

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¶72009 ND 185

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¶11In the Matter of E.W.F.

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¶13Cass County State’s Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee

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¶17E.W.F., Respondent and Appellant

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¶21No. 20090082

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¶25Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Steven E. McCullough, Judge.

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¶27AFFIRMED.

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¶29Per Curiam.

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¶31Ryan J. Younggren, Assistant State’s Attorney, Courthouse, P.O. Box 2806, Fargo, N.D. 58108-2806, for petitioner and appellee.

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¶33Richard E. Edinger, P.O. Box 1295, Fargo, N.D. 58107-1295, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.

¶34Matter of E.W.F.

¶35No. 20090082

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¶37Per Curiam.

¶38[¶1] E.W.F. appeals a district court order denying his petition for discharge from commitment as a sexually dangerous individual.  E.W.F. argues his civil commitment violates his substantive due process rights as announced in Kansas v. Crane , 534 U.S. 407 (2002), and Kansas v. Hendricks , 521 U.S. 346 (1997).  We have previously addressed and rejected this argument.   Matter of E.W.F. , 2008 ND 130, ¶¶ 17-21, 751 N.W.2d 686.

¶39[¶2] We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2), as well as under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7), Matter of E.W.F. , 2008 ND 130, 751 N.W.2d 686.

¶40[¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

¶41Dale V. Sandstrom

¶42Daniel J. Crothers

¶43Mary Muehlen Maring

¶44Carol Ronning Kapsner

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