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In Re Baker

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 4, 1970No. Crim. 17404PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ALARCON, J. pro tem. *

The petitioner, Byron Lee Baker, seeks release from further confinement resulting from his commitment by the Superior Court for Los Angeles County to the Department of Mental Hygiene for an indeterminate period as a mentally disordered sex offender.

The petitioner sets forth a number of alleged procedural and constitutional errors relating to the commitment proceedings. Similar contentions were made by the petitioner in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the Superior Court for San Luis Obispo, the county in which the petitioner is now confined. On…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. HunterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
  2. In Re BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. YarberCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
  2. People v. ColvinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  3. In Re AcostaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. In Re LeyvaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  5. People v. YarberCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979

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