In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of W.W., SVP-86-00 (083890) (Essex County & Statewide)

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the plain language of N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.30(b) obligates the State to produce psychiatric testimony that supports continued involuntary commitment of a sexually violent predator, and reversed the Appellate Division because the State failed to meet that burden, remanding for a new review hearing with appropriate psychiatric evidence.