PEOPLE v. McKNIGHT

No. A123119.

212 Cal.App.4th 860 (2012)

151 Cal. Rptr. 3d 132

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TIMOTHY McKNIGHT, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

December 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia J. Spikes , under appointment by the Court of Appeal for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler , Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan and Moona Nandi , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

SIGGINS, J.

Timothy McKnight challenges his recommitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq.1 (SVPA, or the Act). He contends the Act denies him equal protection of the law because persons committed under it are treated more harshly than MDO's (mentally disordered offenders) or persons...

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