Legal Opinion
Vashon Tyrone Jackson v. California Dept. Of Mental Health John Demorales, Executive Director California Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2005No. 03-17068PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Jackson challenges California’s jurisdiction to confine him under its Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA). Before he filed his federal habeas petition, his SVPA confinement term expired, and he voluntarily recommitted himself. We consider whether he had standing to bring this challenge.
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California’s SVPA, see Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 6600 et seq., allows the state to confine particularly dangerous individuals who have been convicted of multiple sexual offenses. In order to confine a person under the SVPA, the state must petition a state court to commit…
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