Legal Opinion
People v. Rowell
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 13, 2005No. C045794PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, P. J.
Defendant Ronald Paul Rowell appeals from the trial court’s order recommitting him as a sexually violent predator (an SVP). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.; further section references are to this code unless otherwise specified.) We shall affirm the order.
In the published portion of this opinion, we reject defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in accepting defense counsel’s representation that defendant wanted a court trial, not a jury trial. As we shall explain, the court was not required, as defendant claims, to confirm defense counsel’s representation…
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