Legal Opinion
People v. Landau
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 7, 2013No. G042008PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*8Opinion
MOORE, J.
Prior to appellant Sidney Nathaniel Landau’s release on parole after his latest convictions for sex offenses committed on a child under 14 years of age, the Orange County District Attorney filed a petition to have him committed as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA), Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq.1 More than seven years after the filing of the petition, the third jury to hear the matter found appellant met the criteria for commitment as an SVP. Appellant raises a multitude of issues on appeal, including inter…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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