Scott

People v. Scott

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100 Cal. App. 4th 1060·123 Cal. Rptr. 2d 253·2002 Cal. App. LEXIS 4468·2002 Daily Journal DAR 8721·2002 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6998
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 1, 2002H022812California1,531 words

Opinion

Opinion

Elia, J.

Fred Scott appeals from an order extending his commitment as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6604 following a jury trial. On appeal, Scott argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the petition because only one expert testified for the People, (2) the court committed reversible error by admitting evidence regarding the details of his prior convictions, (3) the Sexually Violent Predators (SVP) Act violated his constitutional rights to equal protection, (4) the court’s failure to define the phrase “sexually violent criminal behavior” for the jury violated his constitutional rights to due process, (5) the SVP Act as applied to him violated constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws, and (6) the SVP Act violates constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy.

We affirm.

I. The Number of People’s Experts Required at Trial

Scott argues that the evidence is insufficient as a matter of law because only a single psychologist testified that he was a sexually violent predator within the meaning of section 6600. He contends that two prosecution experts, psychiatrists or psychologists, must testify at…

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