Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court (Johannes)
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 1999No. B126017PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ORTEGA, Acting P. J.
J.In 1995, the Legislature enacted the Sexually Violent Predators Act. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.) Under the Act, when someone convicted of specified “ ‘[s]exually violent offense[s]’ [including Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a)] . . . committed by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury on the victim or another person” (§ 6600, subd. (b), italics added) against two or more victims completes his prison sentence and becomes eligible for parole, the People can petition the trial court to have the convict declared…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- California Teachers Ass'n v. San Diego Community College DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. KnowlesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Hubbart v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Halbert's Lumber, Inc. v. Lucky Stores, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People v. Superior Court (Ghilotti)California Supreme Court · 2002
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- People v. Superior Court (Preciado)California Court of Appeal · 2001
- People v. IbanezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Johnson v. NelsonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2001
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