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California Court of Appeal Holds 2006 Amendments Sexually Violent Predator Statute Not Retroactive

.The California Court of Appeal held that the 2006 amendment to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) and Proposition 83 that same year may not be applied retroactively. George Whaley was originally civilly committed under the original SVPA in 1999, which required a review every two years. In 2007, during ...

 

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