P. v .Collins
Cassius Kim Collins appeals from a judgment involuntarily committing him for an indeterminate term to the custody of the California Department of Mental Health after a jury found him to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (the Act). (Welf. & Inst. Code,[1] § 6600 et seq.)
Collins raises two issues. First, he argues his trial counsel was ineffective by failing to object to certain terms used by the prosecutor and inadmissible hearsay evidence relied on by the prosecution's expert witnesses. Second, Collins attacks the Act on state and federal constitutional grounds, including under the equal protection clause. We reverse the judgment solely as to Collins's equal protection claim and remand the case to the superior court for reconsideration of Collins's equal protection argument in light of People v. McKee (2010) 47 Cal.4th 1172 (McKee). We affirm the judgment in all other respects.
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