In Re the Detention of Fowler

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “In a statute, the word ‘shall’ generally connotes a mandatory duty.”
• discussing the history and development of Iowa’s SVP act
• “[T]he word ‘shall’ generally connotes a mandatory duty.”
• “[T]he word ‘shall’ generally connotes a mandatory duty.”
• “[T]he word ‘shall’ generally connotes a mandatory duty.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).