P. v. Robinson
In this consolidated appeal and petition for writ of habeas corpus, Jackie Robinson challenges an order involuntarily committing him for an indeterminate term to the custody of the California Department of Mental Health (DMH) under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Inst. Code,[1] 6600 et seq.) (hereafter the SVPA or the Act) as amended in 2006. In April 2003 the District Attorney of San Diego County filed a petition under the SVPA (SVPA petition or petition) alleging Robinson was a sexually violent predator (SVP) based on (1) his January 24, 1992 conviction of four counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts upon a child under the age of 14 years (Pen. Code, 288, subd. (a)) against four young boys, and (2) his January 24, 2001 conviction of failing to register as a sex offender (Pen. Code, 290, subd. (g)(2)).
For reasons we shall explain, we reject all of Robinson's contentions. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment and deny his writ of habeas corpus petition.
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