The People v. Flores CA6

Filed 9/3/13 P. v. Flores CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H039103

(Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 211288)

v.

BERNARD FLORES,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appellant Bernard Flores appeals from the November 9, 2012 order committing him as a sexually violent predator (SVP) to an indeterminate term pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6604.1 He claims that his involuntary commitment violates the equal protection guarantees provided by the state and federal Constitutions. In People v. McKee (2010) 47 Cal.4th 1172 (McKee), the California Supreme Court recognized that persons who are civilly committed as Mentally Disordered Offenders (MDO's) or whose…