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People v. Ward

Citations

  • 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 828
  • 71 Cal. App. 4th 368

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  • psychological evaluation is a learned professional art rather than the exact science with which Frye is concerned
  • psychological evaluation is a learned professional art rather than the exact science with which Frye is concerned
  • Frye inapplicable to psychologist's opinion of defendant's propensity to repeat sexually violent behavior
  • psychological evaluation is a learned professional art rather than the exact science with which Frye is concerned
  • Frye inapplicable- to psychologist’s opinion of defendant’s propensity to repeat sexually violent behavior
  • sex offender who received a two-year civil commitment as a sexually violent predator was not entitled to credit against that term of commitment for the 231 days he was in jail before the jury made its findings

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Judges: Gaut

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