California Court of Appeal

A commitment order entered pursuant to a jury verdict determining that defendant was a sexually violent predator within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) is affirmed where, although the trial court erred in allowing certain expert testimony on certain legal issues, the errors were harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2006
• Published 05/16/2006

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Chris Truax, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Diego, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Megan Beale, Bradley A. Weinreb and Shari A. Lawson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.