People v. Martinez

Opinion

WUNDERLICH, J.

I. Statement of the Case

In September 1997, defendant Richard Michael Martinez pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation. In April 1998, defendant admitted violating the terms of probation by again failing to register. The court revoked probation and executed the previously imposed two-year sentence. In March 1999, the Monterey County District Attorney filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600— known as the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA)—to have defendant declared a sexually violent…