JOHNSON v. DIST. COURT FOR STORY COUNTY

No. 06-1856.

756 N.W.2d 845 (2008)

Harold JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR STORY COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Steven L. Addington and Michael H. Adams, Assistant Public Defender, for plaintiff.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General and Linda J. Hines and Becky Goettsch, Assistant Attorneys General, for defendant.


STREIT, Justice.

By petition for writ of certiorari, Harold Johnson, a civilly committed sexual predator, challenges a district court judgment denying his request for a final hearing to determine whether he is eligible for release. He claims the district court exceeded its jurisdiction and acted illegally when it weighed conflicting expert opinions at his annual review to determine he was not entitled to a final hearing. We conclude the controlling statute does not...

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