JACKSON v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S235549.

4 Cal.5th 96 (2017)

PATRICK LOWELL JACKSON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

December 11, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Harmon , Public Defender, and Laura Arnold , Deputy Public Defender, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Michael A. Hestrin , District Attorney, Elaina G. Bentley , Assistant District Attorney, Kelli M. Catlett , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Ivy Fitzpatrick , Natalie M. Lough and Matt Reilly , Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

A criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial may be involuntarily committed for the purpose of determining if he or she is likely to regain competence. (Pen. Code, § 1370, subd. (a)(1)(B); all undesignated statutory references are to this code.) But...

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