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People v. Carroll

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 27, 2007No. F051709PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ARDAIZ, P. J.

Ronald James Carroll appeals from an order extending his commitment to the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) as a sexually violent predator (SVP), pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.).1 In this opinion, we address his claim that sections 6604 and 6604.1, as amended effective September 20, 2006, to provide for an indeterminate term of commitment as opposed to the two-year extensions to which Carroll previously was subject, could not properly be applied to him; hence, his recommitment must be reduced to a two-year…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Allen v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Evangelatos v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Tapia v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. CarrollCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
  2. In re Michael S. CA1/2California Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. People v. Aguilar CA5California Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. People v. Bishop CA5California Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. People v. BocklettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2018

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