In re the Detention of David L. Taft, Jr.
David L. Taft, Jr., Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Philip B. Mears
Attorney for Appellee State
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Mary E. Chicchelly, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, P.J. (4 pages)
David Taft appeals the denial of his petition for discharge from the sexually violent predator program or placement in a transitional release program. OPINION HOLDS: Although Taft’s challenge to the State’s burden of proof at a review hearing is not moot, his claim was rejected in a prior appeal, which is now the law of the case. We find Taft’s general challenge to the criteria for the transitional release program moot.
