P. v. Rodriguez CA3
Defendant Ricky Rodriguez appeals the trial court’s judgment committing him to a state hospital for an indeterminate term following a court trial finding that he is a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.) He contends he was prejudiced by voluminous case-specific hearsay evidence elicited from expert witnesses in violation of state hearsay law as recently articulated in People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665 (Sanchez). In the event this court finds he forfeited this claim, he also contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to preserve this claim for appeal.
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