California Court of Appeal

In order to commit a defendant under the Sexually Violent Predators Act, the constitution requires proof that the offender has serious difficulty in controlling his behavior (not proof of a complete lack of volitional control), and expert testimony met this standard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/08/2002
• Published 07/08/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jean F. Matulis, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Margaret E. Maxwell and Daniel Rogers, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.