Legal Opinion
People v. Poe
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 30, 1999No. A083416PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, Acting P. J.
The court declared Iran Roger Poe a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600, after a court trial, and committed appellant to the Department of Mental Health for two years.
His primary contention on appeal is that there was insufficient evidence to support the court’s finding that it was “likely” he would engage in sexually violent criminal conduct if released. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600.) Appellant also raises a series of constitutional challenges to the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVP Act) that have since…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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