Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 2016No. B268786PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MANELLA, J.
In the underlying proceeding pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPAct) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.), the trial court granted real party in interest Albert Sokolich’s motion to dismiss the petition for his commitment as a sexually violent predator. Petitioner seeks a writ directing the court to reinstate the petition, vacate the order for Sokolich’s release, and set the matter for further proceedings. We grant the petition for writ of mandate.
RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In May 1995, Sokolich was convicted of annoying and molesting a child…
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