HUMPHREY v. CADY

No. 70-5004.

405 U.S. 504 (1972)

HUMPHREY v. CADY, WARDEN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irvin B. Charne, by appointment of the Court, 402 U.S. 927, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

George L. Frederick, Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Robert W. Warren, Attorney General, and Mary V. Bowman, Assistant Attorney General.


MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum sentence of one year. Wis. Stat. Ann. § 947.15 (1958). In lieu of sentence, he was committed to the "sex deviate facility," located in the state prison, for a potentially indefinite period of time, pursuant to the Wisconsin Sex Crimes Act. Wis. Stat. Ann...

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