California Supreme Court
Mar. 26, 2008
Sex Offender Ruled Ineligible for Civil Commitment
A sex offender likely won his freedom after the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that he was procedurally ineligible for the civil commitment proceeding that has kept him locked up for the past three years.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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A sex offender likely won his freedom after the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that he was procedurally ineligible for the civil commitment proceeding that has kept him locked up for the past three years.
But prosecutors say that even if David W. Smith gets released, the circumstances of his case are...
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