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People v. Dasher

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 29, 1988No. D004523PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

TODD, J.

We deal here with the mechanism to extend the commitment of a mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO). Morris Lee Dasher challenges his latest recommitment as an MDSO on constitutional grounds and on the basis of instructional error.

Facts

On August 6, 1973, Dasher pled guilty to one count of forcible oral copulation of a 13-year-old girl and one count of kidnapping (Pen. Code, §§ 288a, 207). On September 6, 1973, the superior court found Dasher to be an MDSO, and, pursuant to former Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 6316, he was committed to the state Department of Mental…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. BurnickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  4. People v. HendersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  5. Baker v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. AtwoodArizona Supreme Court · 1992
  2. People v. MatthewsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  3. People v. MatthewsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  4. People v. Brian H. CA4/1California Court of Appeal · 2021
  5. State v. AtwoodArizona Supreme Court · 1992

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