Legal Opinion
Hubbart v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1999No. S052136PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
Christopher Evans Hubbart is a convicted felon with a long history of committing violent, and sometimes bizarre, sex crimes against women he does not know. Shortly before Hubbart was scheduled to be released from prison for his most recent offense, the state sought his civil commitment under a new statutory scheme, the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA or Act). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)1
Hubbart demurred to the commitment petition on grounds the SVPA is unconstitutional. The trial court overruled the demurrer, and the Court of Appeal denied Hubbart’s petition for…
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