SHELLMAN v. COM.

Record No. 120261.

733 S.E.2d 242 (2012)

284 Va. 711

Reginald SHELLMAN v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Martin (Martin & Martin, on briefs), for appellant.

John H. McLees , Senior Assistant Attorney General ( Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II , Attorney General; Wesley G. Russell, Jr. , Deputy Attorney General; Jill M. Ryan , Senior Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KINSER, C.J., LEMONS, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, McCLANAHAN, and POWELL, JJ., and KOONTZ, S.J.


Opinion by Senior Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In this appeal, we consider whether Code § 37.2-910(A), which permits the annual hearing to assess the need for secure inpatient treatment for a respondent previously determined to be a sexually violent predator to "be conducted using a two-way electronic video and audio communication system," conflicts with the respondent's due process and statutory rights. We also...

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