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COUNTY OF HENNEPIN v. LEVINE

No. CO-83-207.

345 N.W.2d 217 (1984)

COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, Respondent, v. Leonard LEVINE, etc., Petitioner, and Cora Sheppo, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 17, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., John L. Kirwin, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for petitioner.

Thomas L. Johnson, Co. Atty., Peter J. Fransway, Asst. Co. Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent County of Hennepin.

Susan L. Lentz, Melvin B. Goldberg, Foundation for Legal Assistance, Research and Education, Inc., William Mitchell Law Clinic, St. Paul, for respondents Cora Sheppo, et al.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

In 1982, the Minnesota Legislature substantially revised and recodified the statute governing civil commitment. See Minnesota Commitment Act of 1982, ch. 581, §§ 1-26, 1982 Minn.Laws 1329-59 (repealing Minn.Stat. §§ 253A.01-.23 (1980)) (currently codified at Minn.Stat. §§ 253B.01-.23 (1982)). This case requires us to construe certain provisions of the Minnesota Civil Commitment Act of 1982 (hereinafter the...

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