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IN RE DETENTION OF DARLING

No. 04-1703.

712 N.W.2d 98 (2006)

In re the DETENTION OF Emery E. DARLING, Emery E. Darling, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 31, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Smith, First Assistant State Public Defender, and Michael H. Adams, Assistant State Public Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Linda J. Hines and Denise A. Timmons, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee, State of Iowa.

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellant, Emery Darling, is moderately mentally retarded, has a history of molesting young children, and has been diagnosed with pedophilia. He was committed as a sexually violent predator under Iowa Code chapter 229A (2003) on September 22, 2004. He appeals the judgment of commitment, contending chapter 229A does not apply to a person who is mentally retarded and not amenable to sex offender treatment. Darling also asserts his confinement violates...

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