Cooley v. Superior Court

Supreme Court of California · Decided 2003-01-15

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Opinion MORENO, J. The Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA) (Welf. Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.) 1 allows for the involuntary commitment of certain convicted sex offenders, whose diagnosed mental disorders make them likely to reoffend if released at the end of their prison terms. The issues we a…

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