Legal Opinion
People v. Cosgrove
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 6, 2002No. E029528PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
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Defendant and appellant Mark Cosgrove appeals a trial court's judgment finding him to be a mentally disordered offender (MDO) under Penal Code section 2962 et seq.1 We hold that the trial court erred in granting the People's motion for a directed verdict; the error, however, was harmless. Therefore, we affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Defendant was originally convicted of making terrorist threats. While in a delusional state and armed with…
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