Legal Opinion
People v. Noble
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 16, 2002No. B149158PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, Acting P. J.
Eric Lance Noble (defendant) appeals the judgment, by jury, extending his commitment as a mentally disordered offender (MDO) for one year, pursuant to Penal Code sections 2970 and 2972. He contends the petition to extend his MDO commitment was untimely filed and that the trial court erred in its instructions concerning the effect of medication on his status as an MDO. We conclude the petition was timely filed, but agree that the trial court prejudicially erred when it allocated to defendant the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that, as a result of…
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