Law Practice
Jul. 30, 2008
Sex Offenders Can Testify at Civil Hearings
Sex offenders have a constitutional right to testify in a civil commitment proceeding over their lawyer's objection before a jury can send them to a state mental hospital, the California Supreme Court said Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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Sex offenders have a constitutional right to testify in a civil commitment proceeding over their lawyer's objection before a jury can send them to a state mental hospital, the California Supreme Court said Monday.
The unanimous ruling marked the first time any court in the nation recognized such a rig...
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