Legal Opinion
Jimmy D. Carty v. Craig Nelson, Warden Bill Lockyer, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2005No. 03-56766PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
In April 1991, California prisoner Jimmy D. Carty (“Carty”) pled guilty to seven counts of Committing a Lewd and Lascivious Act Upon a Child Under the Age of 14, in violation of California Penal Code section 288(a). Carty was sentenced to state prison for a term of sixteen years. Eight years later — a day before Carty was to be released on parole — the San Diego County District Attorney filed a civil commitment petition against Carty pursuant to California’s Sexually Violent Predators Act (“SVP Act”).
Consequently, in June 1999, a civil commitment hearing was conducted…
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