Legal Opinion
Shivaee v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 2005No. Record 041954PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEMONS, Justice.
In these two appeals we consider the constitutionality of Virginia's Sexually Violent Predators Act ("SVPA"), Code §§ 37.1-70.1 through -70.19, and whether the evidence introduced by the Commonwealth was sufficient, by a clear and convincing standard, to support a finding that Rahmatollah Shivaee ("Shivaee") is a sexually violent predator. For the reasons discussed below, we will affirm the judgment of the trial court in both cases.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
A. Shivaee v. Commonwealth
In 1996, Shivaee was convicted of four counts of aggravated sexual battery, in violation of…
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