361 N.J. Super. 370 - State v. Mumin’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “Moreover, it is not solely the mental condition of the person that is dispositive, but whether the mental condition affects the individual's ability to control his or her sexually harmful conduct. W.Z., supra, 173 N.J. at 130 , 801 A. 2d 205 . As Justice LaVecchia explained in W.Z., our SVPA is essentially the same as the Kansas statute examined in Hendricks in that it `requires evidence of past sexually violent behavior and a present mental condition that creates a likelihood of such conduct in the future if the person is not incapacitated.' Id. at 127, 801 A. 2d 205 , 173 N.J. 109 , 801 A. 2d 205 (quoting Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346, 357 , 117 S.Ct. 2072, 2080 , 138 L. Ed. 2d 501, 512 (1997)). [ State v. Mumin, supra, 361 N.J.Super. at 382-383 , 825 A. 2d 1144 ).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 366 N.J. Super. 79 - State v. Luckey

2. “[a] person who has been convicted ... of a sexually violent offense ... and suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in acts of sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for control, care and treatment. [N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.26.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Bellamy

3. “a threat to the health and safety of others if he or she were found ... to have serious difficulty in controlling his or her harmful behavior such that it is highly likely that the individual will not control his or her sexually violent behavior and will reoffend.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re the Civil Commitment of J.M.B.