Legal Opinion

People v. Barzee

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 19, 1963No. Civ. 20620PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDraper, P. J.

Found to be a sexual psychopath, defendant in 1954 was committed to the Department of Mental Hygiene for placement in San Quentin prison for treatment. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§5512, 5518.)

In 1961 defendant, through counsel, filed in the committing court a document by which he “requests this court to institute the proceedings within the purview of Section 5519, ’ ’ and “to set a date for hearing on the issue of his present mental status.” The court ordered, and the director of mental hygiene filed, a detailed report. It concluded that defendant “has improved, but has not in our opinion…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. LevyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  2. People v. BlumeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  3. People v. MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. FeagleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden California State Prison, San Quentin v. Donald Lee BlabonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
  3. People v. RancierCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
  4. People v. BennettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
  5. People v. LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969

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