IN RE DETENTION OF FOWLER

No. 08-0393.

784 N.W.2d 184 (2010)

In re the DETENTION OF Alan C. FOWLER, Alan C. Fowler, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Amy Kepes, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Linda J. Hines and Becky Goettsch, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee State of Iowa.


BAKER, Justice.

On appeal from his commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP), the respondent, Alan Fowler, argues the district court erred in denying his motion to dismiss based on the State's failure to prosecute the civil commitment action within the ninety-day time period provided by Iowa Code section 229A.7(3) (2007), and in admitting evidence of criminal charges, allegations, and suspicions that did not result in convictions and which violated his right...

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