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PEOPLE v. HORN

Docket No. 12926.

158 Cal.App.3d 1014 (1984)

205 Cal. Rptr. 119

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BETTY HORN, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

August 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

W. Ray Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, and Jones & Stephens for Defendant and Appellant.

Quin Denvir, State Public Defender, Charles M. Sevilla, Deputy State Public Defender, Linda E. Shostak, Christina Hall, Roy M. Bartlett and Morrison & Foerster as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Joel Carey, Nancy Sweet and Garrett Beaumont, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Christopher N. Heard as Amicus Curiae for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

SPARKS, J.

(1) "It is fundamental to our system of jurisprudence that a person cannot be convicted for acts performed while insane." (People v. Kelly (1973) 10 Cal.3d 565, 574 [111 Cal.Rptr. 171, 516 P.2d 875].) But who is insane? In this case we explore that question by considering the...

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