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In re Williams

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 8, 2014No. B252654PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BIGELOW, P. J.

While awaiting trial on a variety of sex crime charges, petitioner Gary Donnell Williams was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial due to developmental disability. (Pen. Code, § 1370.1.) Pursuant to its statutory obligation, the regional center provided a recommendation to the trial court to place Williams where he was to receive services designed to restore him to competency. (§ 1370, subd. (a)(l)(H)(2).) It determined the Porterville Developmental Center (Porterville or PDC) was best suited to his needs, and the trial court ordered that he be placed there.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Coalition of Concerned Communities, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Miklosy v. Regents of the University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Smith v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  5. In Re DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. In re ChunnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2022
  4. In re LerkeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2024
  5. People v. LaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2025

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