P. v. Johnson
On September 27, 2006, a jury found defendant Ronnie August Johnson to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code,[1] 6600 et seq.). The trial court committed defendant for an indeterminate term, pursuant to an amendment to section 6604 that became effective six days earlier, on September 20, 2006. ( 6604; see Stats. 2006, ch. 337, 55, 62.) Defendant contends the court committed prejudicial error by admitting unreliable hearsay evidence. He also challenges his commitment to an indeterminate term on the ground that applying the new law violated his due process right to notice of the consequences he was facing if found to be an SVP and other provisions of the federal and state Constitutions. Court affirm the order of commitment.
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