Legal Opinion
People v. Alsafar
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 2017No. G052951PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
O’LEARY, P. J.
—The Mentally Disordered Offenders Act (Pen. Code, § 2960 et seq.) 1 provides for involuntary civil commitment as a condition of parole for prisoners who are found to have a “severe mental disorder” if certain conditions are met. (§ 2962, subds. (a)-(f).) The commitment is for a term of one year and the district attorney may extend the commitment annually for an additional year by filing a petition. (§ 2972, subds. (c), (e).)
Faris Nader Alsafar appeals from an order extending his period of commitment to a state mental hospital as a mentally disordered offender (MDO). He…
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