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PEOPLE v. WHITNEY

No. F045372.

29 Cal.Rptr.3d 218 (2005)

129 Cal.App.4th 1287

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James WHITNEY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

Review Denied August 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Staley, Poway, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, John G. McLean and Julie A. Hokans, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

ARDAIZ, P.J.

James Whitney appeals from an order committing him to the state Department of Mental Health (DMH) for two years as a sexually violent predator (SVP), pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq.1 He contends the trial court erred by finding that his Texas convictions constituted convictions for a "sexually violent offense" within the meaning of the SVP Act. For the reasons which follow,...

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