California Court of Appeal

In an involuntary civil commitment proceeding under Wel. and Inst. Code section 6600 et seq., judgment and indeterminante commitment of defendant as a sexual violent predator is affirmed where although defendant had a due process right to be present at trial, waiver of his presence by counsel was harmless error, and the imposition of an indeterminate commitment term was not unconstitutional.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/22/2011
• Published 04/22/2011

Judges

• Ramirez

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel