People v. Buffington
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAVIS, Acting P. J.
After serving a prison term for nine forcible rape convictions, appellant Larry Buffington received a two-year civil commitment under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (the SVPA). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.; all references to statutory sections are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise stated.)
On appeal, Buffington challenges the constitutionality of the SVPA on ex post facto, double jeopardy, due process, and equal protection grounds. Almost all of Buffington’s challenges were resolved against him in a recent decision from our state Supreme…
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