Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided September 12, 2018No. B287946PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFeuer, J.
*40In 1995 George Vasquez was convicted of four counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14 years of age ( Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a) ), and was sentenced to 12 years in state prison. Prior to Vasquez's release, on September 7, 2000 the People filed a petition to commit Vasquez as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq. ).1 Vasquez was detained in state hospitals for over 17 years awaiting trial on the petition, as a series of six appointed attorneys slowly moved his case toward trial.
*41Fourteen years…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. MarsdenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Vermont v. BrillonSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by29 opinions
- (PC) Vasquez v. MaybergDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2019
- Butler v. WoodsDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2022
- Camacho v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2023
- Conservatorship of A.H.California Court of Appeal · 2025
- Conservatorship of A.H.California Court of Appeal · 2025
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