In re Stephenson on Habeas Corpus

Filed 12/23/24; certified for partial pub. 1/14/25 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Placer) ---- In re WILLIAM STEPHENSON on Habeas Corpus. C099785 (Super. Ct. Nos. C0SCV0037867, WHC001813) In 2007, William Stephenson was civilly committed pursuant to provisions of the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)1 In January 2022, the trial court granted his petition for conditional release into the community but he remains in the custody of the State Department of State Hospitals (DSH). Despite diligent…