People v. Belche CA3

Filed 6/7/24 P. v. Belche CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Placer) ----

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, C097018

v. (Super. Ct. No. SMH0002798)

STEPHEN ROBERT BELCHE,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Stephen Robert Belche pleaded no contest to committing a lewd act on a child under 14 years of age. The trial court placed him on probation, but subsequently sentenced him to state prison after repeated probation violations. Later, when a jury found true allegations that defendant was a sexually violent predator under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.),1 the trial court committed him indefinitely to the Department of State Hospitals (DSH). Defendant…