California Supreme Court,
Criminal
Nov. 20, 2018
State may not be able to stop funding counties’ implementation of Jessica’s Law
California’s Supreme Court decided Monday the Commission on State Mandates erred when it used a 2006 voter initiative that redefined “sexually violent predator” to terminate the state’s obligation to reimburse counties for the cost of counsel in civil commitment proceedings.
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday the Commission on State Mandates erred when it used a 2006 voter initiative that redefined "sexually violent predator" to terminate the state's obligation to reimburse counties for the cost of counsel in civil commitment proceedings.
Rather than fully reversing the superior court's denial of relief requested by a number of California counties, Justice
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