P. v. Samuels
After a jury found defendant Dougal Samuels to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.; all statutory references are to this code), the trial court ordered defendant committed to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health for an indeterminate term. Defendant challenges the denial of his pretrial motion to dismiss the petition and claims his commitment under the current SVPA violates his constitutional rights. He also has moved for judicial notice of the statement of decision issued by the superior court in People v. McKee (2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 1325. We deny defendant’s motion and, finding no error, affirm the judgment.
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