California Court of Appeal

The Sexually Violent Predators Act, Welf. & Inst. Code, 6600 et seq., does not violate the Equal Protection Clause merely because its definition of mental disorder is less exacting than the definition of mental disorder for civil commitment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/08/2001
• Published 05/08/2001

Judges

• BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Jonathan Grossman, Stockton, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Attorney for Defendant and Appellant Christopher Evans Hubbart.,  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Catherine A. Rivlin, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Ross Moody, Deputy Attorney General, Attorneys for Plaintiff and Respondent The People.