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IN RE DETENTION OF BETSWORTH

No. 04-1373.

711 N.W.2d 280 (2006)

In re the DETENTION OF Anthony S. BETSWORTH. Anthony S. Betsworth, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 17, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Smith, First Assistant State Public Defender, and Steven L. Addington, Assistant State Public Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Sharon K. Hall and Denise A. Timmins, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee, State of Iowa.

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellant, Anthony Betsworth, suffers from an organic brain disorder characterized by hypersomnolence (excessive sleeping), compulsive hyperphagia (excessive food intake), and abnormally uninhibited sex drive. He appeals from his commitment as a sexually violent predator under Iowa Code chapter 229A (2003) on several grounds. Principally, he contends he is not amenable to sex offender treatment, and therefore, his commitment under chapter 229A...

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