In re Detention of Stanbridge

The quantum and scope of evidence needed to establish probable cause in a postcommitment discharge or conditional release proceeding pursuant to the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Ac is that the trial court should not attempt to determine definitively whether each element of the movant's claim can withstand close scrutiny as long as some "plausible" evidence, or reasonable inference based on that evidence, supports it. To present a plausible account, the committed individual bears the burden to present sufficient evidence that demonstrates a change in the circumstances that led to the initial commitment. (KILBRIDE, FREEMAN, THOMAS, GARMAN, KARMEIER, and BURKE.)