LOPEZ v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S172589.

50 Cal.4th 1055 (2010)

116 Cal. Rptr. 3d 530

239 P.3d 1228

DANIEL LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

October 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doreen B. Boxer , Public Defender, Pamela P. King and Lyly Brantley , Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Michael A. Ramos , District Attorney, Grover D. Merritt , Lead Deputy District Attorney, and Grace B. Parsons , Deputy District Attorney, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

MORENO, J.

Penal Code1 section 2962 of the Mentally Disordered Offender (MDO) Act provides that individuals convicted of certain enumerated violent offenses caused or aggravated by a severe mental disorder, and who pose a substantial threat of harm to others, may be required to receive mental health treatment as a condition of parole. An MDO may challenge whether he or she "meets the criteria in Section...

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