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IN RE COMMITMENT OF W.Z.

801 A.2d 205 (2002)

In the Matter of the COMMITMENT OF W.Z.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan D. Van Pelt, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant W.Z. (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney).

Nancy Kaplen, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent State of New Jersey (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Mary Beth Wood, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by LaVECCHIA, J.

In 1998 the Legislature passed the New Jersey Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA or Act), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to 27.38; L. 1998, c. 71, effective August 12, 1999. We are informed that since its enactment the State has used the Act to civilly commit approximately 225 sex offenders. This appeal presents our first opportunity to consider a challenge...

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