PEOPLE v. WARD

No. E020993.

83 Cal.Rptr.2d 828 (1999)

71 Cal.App.4th 368

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Ronald William WARD, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

As Modified April 21, 1999.

Review Denied July 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynne G. McGinnis, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren and Bill Lockyer, Attorneys General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey J. Koch, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Bradley A. Weinreb and Robert M. Foster, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

GAUT, J.

1. Introduction

Defendant Ronald William Ward (defendant) appeals from a judgment following a jury finding that he is a sexually violent predator within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600.1 The court ordered that defendant be committed to Atascadero State Hospital for a period of two years, beginning on July 21, 1997.

The Sexually Violent Predators (SVP) Act provides...

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