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People v. Stevens

California Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 2015No. S209643PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CHIN, J.

The Mentally Disordered Offender Act (MDO Act) (Pen. Code, § 2960 et seq.) 1 authorizes proceedings for civil commitment of a state prisoner during parole if a chief psychiatrist of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation certifies to the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) that the prisoner has met the following statutory criteria: (1) the prisoner has a severe mental disorder; (2) the disorder is not in remission, or cannot be kept in remission without treatment; (3) the disorder was one of the causes of or an aggravating factor in the commission of the offense; (4) the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. FuiavaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Campbell v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1982
  3. People v. OttoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  4. People v. EubanksCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
  5. People v. HarrisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. People v. PerezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2020
  2. People v. Yates, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  3. People v. Bona, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
  4. People v. Perez, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  5. David v. Hernandez, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017

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