Legal Opinion
People v. Allen
California Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 2008No. S148949PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, C. J.
Defendant Tony Lee Allen committed two forcible rapes in 1990. (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2).) He pleaded guilty to those offenses and was sentenced to 20 years in state prison. Upon his release from prison in 2001, he was committed to Atascadero State Hospital (Atascadero) under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq. (SVPA or Act).) This case arises from a proceeding to extend defendant’s commitment as a sexually violent predator. At the trial by jury in the underlying proceeding, defendant personally asserted a right and a desire to…
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