Legal Opinion
People v. Tatum
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 24, 2008No. D051185PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IRION, J.
The District Attorney for the County of San Bernardino (District Attorney) appeals the trial court’s dismissal of a petition to involuntarily commit Robert Tatum as a mentally disordered offender (MDO) upon the expiration of his parole period. The trial court ruled that due to the District Attorney’s delay in the filing of the petition, the petition was untimely in that the trial could not be commenced at least 30 days prior to Tatum’s release as required by statute. The court also found the District Attorney’s nearly six-month delay in filing the petition was not excused by…
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