People v. Fisher

Opinion

YEGAN, Acting P. J.

Todd Fisher appeals from a jury verdict declaring him to be a mentally disordered offender (MDO) within the meaning of Penal Code section 2960 et seq. As we shall explain, appellant has made some poor choices. All mental health professionals agree that appellant is an MDO. Appellant himself told the jury that he lives in “la la land” and is “crazy.” He also told the jury: “I have a mental disorder.” These candid admissions, his failure to participate in any treatment at Atascadero State Hospital, his waiver of the right to counsel, his insistence on the right to…