Legal Opinion
People v. Brewer
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 2015No. C075255PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUARTE, J.
When a criminal defendant is found mentally incompetent to stand trial (1ST), the trial court orders such defendant to be delivered by the sheriff to a state hospital or other treatment facility for treatment to restore *128the defendant to mental competence, or places the defendant on outpatient status. (Pen. Code, § 1370, subd. (a)(l)(B)(i).)1
In 2005, the Sacramento County Public Defender (the Public Defender) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on behalf of David Osburn and others, contending the Sacramento County Sheriff (the Sheriff) had unlawfully detained…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. American Contractors Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 2004
- In Re DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- County of San Diego v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- McDowell v. WatsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Atayde v. Napa State HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2017
- Powell v. Md. Dep't of HealthCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017
- In re LovetonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
- Garibotti v. HinkleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
- ZL Techs., Inc. v. Doe, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
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