PEOPLE v. CARTER

No. S278262.

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ISHMAEL MICHAEL CARTER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

May 20, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Staley , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Rob Bonta , Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell , Assistant Attorney General, Clara M. Levers , Julie A. Hokans , Rachelle A. Newcomb and Clara M. Levers , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Justice Liu authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred.


In 2007, defendant Ishmael Michael Carter was committed to Coalinga State Hospital pending trial on a petition to commit him as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq., the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVP Act). After awaiting trial for over 12 years, Carter sought...

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