Legal Opinion

Butler v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 7, 2000No. H020240, H020554PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P. J.

Petitioners Michael Thomas Cheek and Allen Douglas Butler were found to be sexually violent predators under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.) 1 and were committed to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) for two years. We affirmed those commitments in People v. Cheek (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 282 [89 Cal.Rptr.2d 125], review granted December 15, 1999 (S083305), 2 and People v. Butler (1998) 68 Cal.App.4th 421 [80 Cal.Rptr.2d 357]. 3

Before those two-year commitments expired, the district attorney…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. JeffersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  3. In Re ParkerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  4. People v. ButlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. People v. HedgeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. People v. Superior Court (Ghilotti)California Supreme Court · 2002
  2. People v. HubbartCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
  4. Albertson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  5. People v. Superior Court (Preciado)California Court of Appeal · 2001

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