Legal Opinion

People v. Pierre R.

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 18, 2019No. B292119Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 11/18/19 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B292119 (Super. Ct. No. 18PT-00498) Plaintiff and Respondent, (San Luis Obispo County) v. PIERRE R., Defendant and Appellant. Pierre R. suffers from a multitude of mental infirmities. The trial court found that he is a Mentally Disordered Offender. (MDO Act; Pen. Code, § 2960 et seq.). 1 His range of mental infirmities provides a real challenge for mental health professionals. And it is somewhat challenging for the courts to “pigeonhole”…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. RodriguesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  3. People v. BoyetteCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  4. People v. FudgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. ChampionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995

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