Legal Opinion
People v. Super. Ct. (Troyer)
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 2015No. B263146PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRIMES, J.
Under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA or the Act; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.), 1 a convicted sex offender may be declared a sexually violent predator (SVP) and civilly committed upon completion of the criminal sentence. A petition to commit someone under the Act may be filed in the superior court only if two mental health evaluators agree that the person in question is an SVP and is likely to engage in acts of sexual violence without appropriate treatment and custody. (§ 6601, subds. (d)-(i).)
After a commitment petition is filed, the superior court holds a…
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