California Court of Appeal

Pedophilia is a severe mental disorder for purposes of qualifying offenses for mentally disordered offender (MDO) commitments under Pen. Code section 2962 et seq.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/11/2003
• Published 03/11/2003

Judges

• GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Kent Douglas Baker, San Diego, 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, Kenneth N.  Sokoler, and Robert M. Snider, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.