People v. Bell CA6

I. BACKGROUND

A. Bell’s Parole Violation and the Filing of the SVP Petition In 1992, Bell was convicted of several crimes, including sexual offenses and a robbery, and was sentenced to a total term of 32 years in prison.4 In 2008, Bell was released on parole for a period of approximately three years. In May 2011, while Bell was still on parole, he was arrested for furnishing alcohol to a person under the age of 21, battery with gross bodily injury, sodomy with a non-consenting adult, penetration by a foreign object, and criminal threats, which were allegedly committed in San Mateo County. After his arrest, he was placed on a parole hold pending a revocation hearing. Bell received and acknowledged a notice of his parole violation, and the parole officer

3 After briefing in this case was completed, Bell filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus that this court ordered to be considered with his appeal. We have disposed of the habeas petition by separate order filed this day. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.387(b)(2)(B).) 4 Bell was convicted of sodomy by force (Pen. Code, § 286, subd. (c)), penetration by a foreign object (Pen. Code, § 289, subd. (a)), forcible oral copulation…