California Court of Appeal

Although the Sexually Violent Predator Act provides that defendant must be in custody when original petition to extend commitment is filed, jurisdiction was not lost after defendant's original commitment expired and court dismissed the petition but permitted another to be filed immediately.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2002
• Published 04/12/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Richard Schwartzberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Santa Ana, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Bradley A. Weinreb, Deputy Attorney General, and Janelle Boustany, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.