Legal Opinion
People v. Tilbury
California Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1991No. S012984PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PANELLI, J.
The question before us is whether appellant, who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state hospital, is entitled to a jury trial on the issue of his eligibility for placement in a community mental health program as a supervised outpatient. (See Pen. Code, § 1026.2, subd. (e).)1 The Court of Appeal held that appellant was entitled to a jury trial. We reverse.
Facts and Procedural Background
On April 4, 1984, appellant Michael Gordon Tilbury went on a shooting spree with a .22-caliber rifle. Insane, he believed that he was being persecuted by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by43 opinions
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