MATTER OF MARTENIES

No. C6-84-433.

350 N.W.2d 470 (1984)

In the Matter of Donald R. MARTENIES, Jr.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied September 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Lloyd, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Thomas Johnson, Hennepin County Atty., Peter Fransway, Asst. Hennepin County Atty., Minneapolis, Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., John Burman, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by POPOVICH, C.J., and LANSING and HUSPENI, JJ.


OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Martenies appeals the February 10, 1984, order of the trial court committing him to St. Peter State Security Hospital as a psychopathic personality. The State intervenes on the issue of the constitutionality of Minn.Stat. § 526.09 (1982). We affirm.

FACTS

Martenies has a long history of sexual, sadistic, and aggressive behavior. Testimony at the commitment hearing detailed abuse of his seven-year old stepdaughter...

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