Legal Opinion

People v. Carlin

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 26, 2007No. H028513PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MIHARA, Acting P. J.

On February 16, 20Ó5, a jury found appellant Anthony Wayne Carlin to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.). The' trial court committed appellant to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health for two years pursuant to the SVPA, section 6604. Appellant appeals from the court’s order of commitment. He claims multiple violations of his due process rights, and challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the adequacy of the jury instructions, the court’s refusal…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. McCloudCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. People v. WrightCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. People v. RoaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017
  4. People v. TaylorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  5. People v. CastilloCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009

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