P. v. Wilson
This is an appeal from an order committing appellant as a sexually violent predator (SVP) pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq. (the SVP law). The commitment order from which this appeal is taken expired on December 13, 2005. Accordingly, the appeal is moot. (People v. Hurtado (2002) 28 Cal.4th 1179, 1186.) Court decline to exercise our discretion to decide the issues presented by appellant. (See ibid.) To the extent appellant seeks to raise constitutional objections to the SVP law, those issues (as appellant acknowledges) uniformly have been resolved against his position by other California courts, including our Supreme Court. To the extent appellant contends his trial attorney was constitutionally ineffective, we conclude the underlying instance of claimed ineffectiveness raises neither a recurring issue nor one involving important public policy. Accordingly, court dismiss the appeal.
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