How have courts interpreted indeterminate detention sentences in civil cases?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Nepoose, 1997 ABCA 260 (CanLII):
We are far from advocating that the criminal standard of proof in these cases be lessened, but it is notable that various state jurisdictions have implemented indeterminate detention sentences based on civil-commitment rationales. They have recently passed constitutional muster in the United States Supreme Court. Kansas v. Hendricks (U.S.S.C., June 23, 1997).
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