People v. Albin

Having been accused by information of the district attorney appellant was convicted of three counts of violating section 288 of the Penal Code on his plea of guilty. Thereupon proceedings were suspended and the same official filed his “Petition and Affidavit of Sexual Psychopathy.” In such petition it was alleged that appellant was a sexual psychopath who is affected with mental disease and disorder and departures from normal mentality and was predisposed to the commission of sexual offenses in a degree constituting him a menace to the health and safety of others. On November 18, 1948, after…