Jackson v. Superior Court
Larry Jackson is the subject of a commitment petition filed pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act, Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq. (SVPA).[1] The respondent court found, pursuant to section 6602, probable cause existed to believe Jackson met the criteria for commitment as a sexually violent predator. By this petition for writ of mandate or prohibition, Jackson challenges the respondent court’s decision to receive in evidence at the probable cause hearing two evaluation reports prepared by psychologists appointed to evaluate him pursuant to section 6601. For reasons we will explain, we deny the petition.
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