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IN RE DETENTION OF HENNINGS

No. 05-1752.

744 N.W.2d 333 (2008)

In re the DETENTION OF Jason D. HENNINGS, Jason D. Hennings, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 1, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, for appellant

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Cristen Douglass and Andrew Prosser, Assistant Attorneys General, and Douglas R. Hansen, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee State of Iowa.

HECHT, Justice.

A jury found Jason Hennings is a "sexually violent predator" (SVP), as defined in Iowa Code section 229A.2(11) (2005), and the district court consequently committed him to the custody of the department of human services. On appeal, Hennings asserts the district court erred in denying his motion to strike the State's jury demand and his motion for a directed verdict. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

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