California Court of Appeal

Defendant's commitment to the Department of Mental Health, under the Sexually Violent Predators Act, is affirmed over his claim that the trial court erred by instructing the jury that "masturbation" may be accomplished through clothing, without touching bare skin.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/08/2004
• Published 11/08/2004

Judges

• BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer A. Mannix, Sixth District Appellate Program, under appointment by the Court of Appeal for Defendant and Appellant Elijah S. Lopez., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stan Helfman, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Margo J. Yu, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent, The People.