LANGHORNE v. SUPERIOR COURT

Nos. H033845, H033846, H033847, H033848.

179 Cal.App.4th 225 (2009)

WILLIAM LANGHORNE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. ERNEST VASQUEZ, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. MIKE SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. ARTHUR ROBLEDO, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

November 16, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary J. Greenwood, Public Defender, Michael S. Ogul and Matthew M. Wilson, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, and Bridget Billeter, Deputy Attorney General, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P. J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Petitioners William Langhorne, Ernest Vasquez, Mike Sanchez, and Arthur Robledo (hereafter collectively petitioners) have been subjected to involuntary two-year commitments under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.).1 In 2006, the SVPA was amended to

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