Sanders

People v. Sanders

Good Law
137 Cal. Rptr. 3d 830·2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 153·203 Cal. App. 4th 839·2012 WL 540583
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 21, 2012No. B225024California4,020 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Suzukawa, J.

INTRODUCTION

Tyrone Sanders appeals from a judgment committing him to a two-year term as a sexually violent predator. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.) 1 The judgment was entered based upon a stipulated agreement. Appellant contends that the judgment must be reversed because his constitutional right to due process was violated by the excessive delay involved in resolving the matter, and also because the agreement was invalid. We conclude that because he admitted to the allegations contained in the petition seeking his commitment, he is foreclosed from seeking appellate review of any due process violation based on delay. Further, we reject appellant’s contention that the agreement was invalid. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 8, 2005, the Los Angeles County District Attorney filed a petition seeking commitment of appellant as a sexually violent predator (SVP). Later that month, appellant personally waived his right to a probable cause hearing and stipulated that there was probable cause to proceed on the petition based *843 on the doctors’ reports. The court ordered defendant transported to Atascadero State Hospital…

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