The People v. Hill
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McKINSTER, J.
Defendant Richard Clinton Hill appeals an order civilly committing him to a state hospital under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.; the SVPA.) He contends that he had a constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel and that the trial court violated that right by refusing to consider his Marsden 2 motion to replace his court-appointed attorney. He also contends that his right to a fair trial was violated by the trial judge’s “multi-tasking” during the trial and that the indefinite commitments provided for in SVPA…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- People v. Superior Court (Ghilotti)California Supreme Court · 2002
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