P. v. Stephenson
The defendant committed crimes of sexual violence in the early 1990’s. Convicted of those crimes, he served a substantial term in state prison. Before his release, however, the district attorney filed a petition for his commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA). (Welf. & Inst. Code § 6600 et seq.)[1] A jury found the allegations of the petition true.
Committed as an SVP to the State Department of State Hospitals (formerly the Department of Mental Health) for an indeterminate term, the defendant appeals. He contends: (1) his commitment violated several of his constitutional rights, (2) there was insufficient evidence to support the commitment, (3) his imprisonment was unlawfully extended by holds imposed by the Board of Parole Hearings; and (4) a regulation used to impose a hold was invalid. We conclude that the defendant’s contentions are without merit. Therefore, we affirm.
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