Legal Opinion
People v. Allen
California Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 2007No. S141913PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
Under the Mentally Disordered Offenders Act (MDO Act or Act) (Pen. Code, 1 § 2960 et seq.), a prisoner adjudicated to be a mentally disordered offender (MDO) may be civilly committed during and after parole if certain conditions are met. (See §§ 2962, 2966.) The People, represented by the district attorney, may file a petition for the MDO’s continued involuntary treatment for a period of one year. (§§ 2970, 2972, subds. (a)-(c).) Thereafter, the district attorney may petition to extend that commitment in one-year increments. (§ 2972, subd. (e).) At issue here, section 2972,…
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