California Court of Appeal

Under the Sexually Violent Predator Act, Welfare and Institutions Code 6600 et seq., evidence of prior convictions for child molestation along with testimony of molestation from defendant's daughter is sufficient to support finding that defendant had mental disorder of pedophilia.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2000
• Published 12/11/2000

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Rebecca P. Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Santa Clara, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Janelle M. Boustany, Supervising Deputy Attorney General and Robert B. Shaw, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.