In Re Leyva

Opinion

KINGSLEY, J.

In November of 1965, petitioner was arrested on charges of assault and of attempted rape. Ultimately he pled guilty, in the Municipal Court of the El Monte Judicial District, to a charge of battery. He was certified to the Superior Court for Los Angeles, County for proceedings under the Mentally Disordered Sex Offender Act. Those proceedings ultimately resulted in an order, pursuant to section 5512 (now § 6316) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, committing him to the Department of Mental Hygiene for an indeterminate period. On June 16, 1967, he petitioned the superior…