Legal Opinion
People v. Litmon
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 2008No. H031348PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
On March 15, 2007, without trial, the superior court issued a retroactive order of commitment against David Litmon, Jr., under the new provisions of the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.). The order committed him to an indeterminate term of commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP) commencing on May 2, 2000, the date of his original commitment. The previous order of recommitment, which was issued on September 7, 2005, extended his commitment until May 2, 2004 (a date preceding the order of recommitment). As a result of the…
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