Ramirez v. Superior Court of Imperial Cnty.

*647Guadalupe Fabian Ramirez petitions this court for a writ of mandate directing the superior court to vacate its order extraditing him to Arizona. Ramirez contends he is mentally incompetent and the court's order extraditing him violates his due process rights. Ramirez seeks placement in an appropriate mental health facility, as described by California's criminal competency statutes, until he can be restored to competency. (See Pen. Code, § 1367 et seq. )1

We agree that the superior court's extradition order must be vacated, but for different reasons than those initially asserted by Ramirez. We…