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PEOPLE v. SUPERIOR COURT (DODSON)

Docket No. 69961.

148 Cal.App.3d 990 (1983)

196 Cal. Rptr. 431

THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; CARL LEE DODSON, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

November 15, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robert H. Philibosian, District Attorney, Arnold T. Guminski, Maurice H. Oppenheim and Howard M. Kelner, Deputy District Attorneys, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Wilbur F. Littlefield, Public Defender, Laurence M. Sarnoff, Kenneth S. Star and Ronald B. Davey, Deputy Public Defenders, for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

HASTINGS, J.

This proceeding addresses the issue of whether section 5300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,1 which permits involuntary confinement of mentally disordered persons for treatment for up to 180 days, satisfies constitutional standards of due process.

Section 5300 proceedings represent the third level in a comprehensive statutory program for the confinement and treatment of...

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