Cooley v. Sup. Ct.

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Filed 1/15/03 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA STEPHEN L. COOLEY, as District Attorney, etc., ) ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ) ANGELES COUNTY, ) ) Respondent, ) ) PAUL MARENTEZ, ) ) Real Party in Interest. ) ___________________________________ ) S094676 Ct.App. 2/5 B1433330 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. ZM002909 BY THE COURT: MODIFICATION OF OPINION The opinion herein, filed on November 25, 2002, appearing at 29 Cal.4th 228, is modified as follows: 1. In the first sentence of the first full paragraph on page 256, after the words the probable cause hearing the following is added: if such evidence has been presented. 2. The last sentence of the second full paragraph on page 256 is modified to read: We hold, therefore, that the superior court at the probable cause hearing must also consider any evidence of the offender s amenability to voluntary treatment in determining whether the potential SVP poses a serious and wellfounded risk of committing sexually violent predatory criminal acts upon release. This modification does not affect the judgment.

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