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In Re Lopez

California Supreme Court

Decided September 25, 1970No. Crim. 14411PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MOSK, J.

Upon his conviction for indecent exposure and battery, petitioner Raymond Vega Lopez was found to be a sexual psychopath (mentally disordered sex offender) and was ordered committed for an indeterminate period to the Department of Mental Hygiene for placement in an institutional unit for the care and treatment of such persons, designated by the court, located in a facility of the Department of Corrections (former Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5512, now § 6316). While under detention in such a facility he was charged with and convicted of the crime of possession of a deadly weapon by a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. VictorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. In re RanerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  3. In re WalkeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  4. People v. LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. KnightenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  2. People v. Superior Court of Marin CountyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  3. People v. RodriquezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  4. People v. RodriquezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975

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