The Sexually Violent Predator Act Allows for the Involuntary Commitment

question 66

Multiple Choice

The Sexually Violent Predator Act allows for the involuntary commitment of offenders suffering from a "mental abnormality" that would make them likely to commit predatory acts of sexual violence.Leroy Hendricks challenged this Act claiming that

• A)it violated the double jeopardy clause of the Constitution.
• B)it violated the ex post facto clause of the Constitution.
• C)it violated the hearsay clause of the Constitution.
• D)A and B

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