Legal Opinion

People v. Anthony C.

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 28, 2006No. C048529PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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BLEASE, Acting P. J.

Anthony C. (hereafter Anthony) appeals from the judgment of extended commitment to the California Youth Authority (CYA)1 pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 1800 et seq.2 That scheme allows for a two-year extension of a CYA commitment if a jury finds that upon discharge, the ward “would be physically dangerous to the public because of [the ward’s] mental or physical deficiency, disorder, or abnormality. . . .” (§ 1801.)

The jury was instructed, consistent with the constitutional requirements of In re Howard N. (2005) 35 Cal.4th 117 [24 Cal.Rptr.3d 866,…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. People v. ZapisekCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
  2. People v. CooperCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
  3. People v. Brian J.California Court of Appeal · 2007
  4. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. JOSHUA D. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007

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