People v. Talhelm
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McKINSTER, J.
After a jury trial, Kenneth Talhelm (hereafter referred to as defendant) 1 was found a sexually violent predator within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code 2 section 6600 et seq., also known as the Sexually Violent Predators Act (hereafter the SVP Act or the Act) and committed to a state mental institution for a two-year term. On appeal, defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the finding that he is a sexually violent predator. He also raises several evidentiary issues, as well as procedural issues related to the filing of the commitment…
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