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How Being Classified As A Sexually Violent Predator Can Extend A Prison Sentence And How an Experienced Southern California Sex Crimes Attorney Can Help You ? California Welfare Institutions Code 6600 and 6601.3

By Walin & Klarich

It was recently reported that a person?s prison time can be extended beyond what he or she was sentenced to in order to be committed as a sexually violent predator. David Lucas, a labeled child predator, was in prison serving a seven-year sentence for failing to register as a sex offender and was scheduled for release on parole on October 12, 2008. On December 21, 2007, corrections personnel completed a sexually violent predator screening and determined that Lucas met the criteria as a sexually violent predator. Eleven days before Lucas?s parole release date, the Parole Board placed a 45-day hold on Lucas in order to submit Lucas to a mental evaluation. Lucas challenged his extended hold by arguing that there was no showing of good cause to keep him in custody beyond October 12, 2008...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 04, 2010 (boomark / email).