PEOPLE v. DIXON

No. E038509.

56 Cal.Rptr.3d 33 (2007)

148 Cal.App.4th 414

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James Howard DIXON, Defendant and Appellant.

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

March 8, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Truax, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Diego, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Bradley A. Weinreb and Ronald A. Jakob, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

McKINSTER, J.

1. Introduction

A jury found defendant James Howard Dixon to be a sexually violent predator and the trial court recommitted defendant to a secured facility under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA) (Welf. & InstCode, § 6600 et seq.). Defendant appeals the judgment and raises two claims of error. Defendant claims the court erred in granting the media's request to televise or videotape the proceedings....

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