Legal Opinion
Peters v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 2000No. B135983PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COFFEE, J.
Here we decide that the state may not recommit for treatment a sexually violent predator upon the basis of a single psychological evaluation. We, therefore, grant a writ of mandate.
Factual and Procedural Background
On March 12, 1997, respondent court found that petitioner James Peters met the commitment criteria for a sexually violent predator (SVP) under article 4 of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.) It ordered that Peters be committed for treatment at Atasca-dero State Hospital.
Although Peters had been treated by the state…
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