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Kansas Vs. Hendricks
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- Dec 10, 1996
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U.S. 346 (1996) October Term, 1996 Syllabus Kansas V. HendricksSearch
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protected liberty interest in avoiding physical restraint may be overridden even in the civil context. Jacobson v. MassachusettsSearch
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and safety, provided the confinement takes place pursuant to proper procedures and evidentiary standards. Fou cha v. LouisianaSearch
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Together with No. 95-9075, Hendricks v. KansasSearch
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see, e. g., Heller v. DoeSearch
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and leaves to the States the task of defining terms of a medical nature that have legal significance. Cf. Jones v. UnitedSearch
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The categorization of a particular proceeding as civil or criminal is a question of statutory construction. Allen v. IllinoisSearch
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that the scheme is so punitive in purpose or effect as to negate Kansas' intention to deem it civil. United States v. WardSearch
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the dangerously mentally ill has been historically regarded as a legitimate nonpunitive objective. Cf. United States v. SalernoSearch
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punishment, the detention does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause, even though it follows a prison term. Baxstrom v. HeroldSearch
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test of Blockburger v. UnitedSearch
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flawed. The Ex Post Facto Clause pertains exclusively to penal statutes. California Dept. of Corrections v. MoralesSearch
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see also Schall v. MartinSearch
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Allen v. IllinoisSearch
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Pearson v. ProbateSearch
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left to legislators the task of defining terms of a medical nature that have legal significance. Cf. Jones v. UnitedSearch
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such disagreement exists that legislatures have been afforded the widest latitude in drafting such statutes. Cf. Jones v. UnitedSearch
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a scienter requirement is customarily an important element in distinguishing criminal from civil statutes. See Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSearch
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persons afflicted with an untreatable, highly contagious disease. Accord, Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. LouisianaSearch
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mentally ill and dangerous simply because they could not be successfully treated for their afflictions. Cf. Greenwood v. UnitedSearch
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upon a showing 4 We have explained that the States enjoy wide latitude in developing treatment regimens. Youngberg v. RomeoSearch
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In Allen v. IllinoisSearch
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Witte v. UnitedSearch
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Act is civil in nature, initiation of its commitment proceedings does not constitute a second prosecution. Cf. Jones v. UnitedSearch
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not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause, even though that confinement may follow a prison term. Indeed, in Baxstrom v. HeroldSearch
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has been interpreted to pertain exclusively to penal statutes. California Dept. of Corrections v. MoralesSearch
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U. S. 499 , 505 (1995) (quoting Lindsey v. WashingtonSearch
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or mental abnormality, constitute a real, continuing, and serious danger to society is well established. Addington v. TexasSearch
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or has all but completed serving, a penal sentence, provided there is no object or purpose to punish. See Baxstrom v. HeroldSearch
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Clause provided that the commitment takes place pursuant to proper procedures and evidentiary standards. See Foucha v. LouisianaSearch
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permits Kansas to classify Hendricks as a mentally ill and dangerous person for civil commitment purposes. Allen v. IllinoisSearch
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Jones v. UnitedSearch
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The Constitution permits a State to follow one reasonable professional view, while rejecting another. See Addington v. TexasSearch
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this kind of abnormality akin to insanity for purposes of confinement. See, e. g., Minnesota ex rel. Pearson v. ProbateSearch
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utter lack of power to control ... sexual impulses''') (quoting State ex rel. Pearson v. ProbateSearch
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those crimes in 1984. Calder v. BullSearch
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those whom the Act confines and ordinary prisoners are treated alike). Cf. Browning-Ferris Industries of Vt., Inc. v. KelcoSearch
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