Legal Opinion
People v. LaBlanc
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 22, 2015No. E059589PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McKINSTER, J.
Defendant and appellant Francis John LaBlanc is currently committed for an indeterminate term of treatment as a sexually violent predator (SVP). In this appeal, LaBlanc challenges the trial court’s order pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 6608, subdivision (a), denying, as frivolous, his petition for unconditional discharge. We conclude *1063the trial court abused its discretion. Therefore, we reverse the order and remand for the trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the petition. We deny defendant’s request that on remand the hearing be assigned to a…
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