Kansas v. Hendricks
| Kansas v. Hendricks | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 10, 1996 Decided June 23, 1997 | |
| Full case name | Kansas v. Leroy Hendricks |
| Citations | 521 U.S. 346 (more) 117 S. Ct. 2072; 138 L. Ed. 2d 501 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | In re Hendricks, 259 Kan. 246, 912 P.2d 129 (1996); cert. granted, 518 U.S. 1004 (1996). |
| Holding | |
| Reverses Kansas Supreme Court and agrees with the state's procedures for the indefinite civil commitment procedures for sex offenders meeting the definition of a "mental abnormality" upon release from prison | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
| Dissent | Breyer, joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg |
| Laws applied | |
| Due Process, Miscellaneous; Criminal Procedure, Ex Post Facto | |
Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346 (1997), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court set forth procedures for the indefinite civil commitment of prisoners who are convicted of a sex offense and are deemed by the state to be dangerous because of a mental abnormality.