People v. O'SHELL

Opinion

IRION, J.

David O’Shell appeals an order involuntarily committing him for an indeterminate term to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) after a jury found him to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA or Act). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)

O’Shell argues that the order must be reversed because (i) the trial court prejudicially erred in precluding him from testifying to the jury that he faced a life sentence under California’s “Three Strikes” law if he reoffended; (ii) the SVPA violates the state and…