Moore v. Super. Ct. 6/4/09 CA 2/3

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: B198550

Case Date: 09/17/2009

Preview:Filed 6/4/09

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE ARDELL MOORE, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. B198550 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. ZM008445)

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS in mandate. Marcelita Haynes, Judge. Petition granted. Michael P. Judge, Public Defender, Albert J. Menaster, Karen King and Jack T. Weedin, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner. Alan A. Abrams, Maheen Patel, American College of Forensic Psychiatry; Michael J. Aye; Norton & Melnik and Todd L. Melnik as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner, upon the request of the Court of Appeal. No appearance for Respondent. Steve Cooley, District Attorney, Phyllis Asayama and Roberta Schwartz, Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest. _________________________

Ardell Moore (Moore), the defendant in a petition by the People to commit him as a sexually violent predator under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA or the Act) (Welf. & Inst. Code,

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