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PEOPLE v. TORFASON

No. B293047.

38 Cal.App.5th 1062 (2019)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES PAUL TORFASON, Defendant and Appellant.

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

August 21, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Miller , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Xavier Becerra , Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Assistant Attorney General, Michael C. Keller and David A. Voet , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

In this case we decide whether a mentally disordered offender (MDO) can be recommitted for treatment of a different mental disorder than the one which formed the basis of the original commitment. We conclude that a recommitment order must be based on the...

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