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PETERS v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B135983.

94 Cal.Rptr.2d 350 (2000)

79 Cal.App.4th 845

James PETERS, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Ventura County, Respondent; The People, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

As Modified May 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean F. Matulis and Fred Foss, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Michael D. Bradbury, District Attorney, County of Ventura, and David Lehr, Deputy District Attorney, for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION AND ORDER

COFFEE, J.

Here we decide that the state may not recommit for treatment a sexually violent predator upon the basis of a single psychological evaluation. We, therefore, grant a writ of mandate.

Factual and Procedural Background

On March 12, 1997, respondent court found that petitioner James Peters met the commitment criteria for a sexually violent predator (SVP) under Article 4 of the Sexually Violent Predators Act...

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