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In Re Acosta

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 10, 1971No. Crim. 19591PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FILES, P. J.

In June 1967 petitioner pleaded guilty in the municipal court to two counts of child molesting (Pen. Code, § 647a, subd. (1)). The court then certified petitioner to the superior court for mentally disordered sex offender proceedings under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5500 (now § 6300) et seq. (Los Angeles Superior Court file No. 219685.)

On August 15, 1967, the matter was submitted to the superior court upon a stipulation that the court might consider the reports of the two examining physicians. The court found petitioner was a probable mentally disordered sex…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re SwainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  2. People v. SuccopCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  3. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  4. In Re KramerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
  5. People v. McDonaldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. YarberCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  2. People v. HendersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  3. People v. ColvinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. People v. HeltonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  5. People v. HendersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980

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