Legal Opinion
In Re Calhoun
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 2004No. B159949PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
Jesse J. Calhoun and Robert T. Simmons, petitioners in this habeas corpus proceeding, were found to be sexually violent predators (SVP’s) pursuant to California's Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.) They were committed to the State Department of Mental Health (Department) for appropriate treatment. They have been confined in Atascadero State Hospital (ASH). In 1997-1999, ASH personnel involuntarily medicated them with antipsychotic drugs, also known as psychotropic drugs. Petitioners contend that, in the absence of an emergency,…
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