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People v. Hedge

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 23, 1999No. D031243PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HUFFMAN, J.

Matthew Harvey Hedge appeals from a judgment ordering his two-year commitment to the custody of the state Department of Mental Health (DMH) following a jury finding he is a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (the Act) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.). 2 He contends the trial court lacked jurisdiction to proceed on a second petition filed in 1998 to determine whether he is a person the Act defines as an SVP because the proceeding involving his first petition filed in 1996 is still pending review before our Supreme…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Hubbart v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Betz v. PankowCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
  4. Terhune v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. Agricultural Labor Relations Board v. Tex-Cal Land Management, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. YartzCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
  2. People v. HubbartCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. State v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  4. Butler v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  5. Litmon v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004

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