P.

Filed 4/19/13 P. v. Hicks CA5

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

F064190

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CRP35989) v.

RICK HICKS, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tuolumne County. Eleanor Provost, Judge. Deborah L. Hawkins, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Julie A. Hokans, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo- After a jury found appellant Rick Lee Hicks to be a sexually violent predator (SVP), the trial court committed him to the custody of the Department…