Legal Opinion
People v. West
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 1999No. F026945PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARDAIZ, P. J.
Introduction
A jury found appellant Lonnie West to be a sexually violent predator within the meaning of section 6600, subdivision (a) of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq., hereinafter the SVP Act or the Act). The court then committed him to the Department of Mental Health for a two-year period. (See § 6604.) He contends on this appeal that the jury’s finding that he is a sexually violent predator is not supported by substantial evidence. At the time of appellant’s trial, the definition of “sexually violent predator” included a…
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