People v. Jeffrey G.

*503Defendant Jeffrey G. has been confined to a state hospital for over 20 years. In 2015, he petitioned for transfer from the hospital to a conditional release program. At the hearing on his petition, defendant and a psychologist who had examined him testified regarding his likelihood of success in the unstructured environment of the conditional release program. In turn, the prosecution presented the testimony of three expert witnesses to contest his readiness. Under the law applicable at the time *504of the hearing, an expert witness was permitted to testify with respect to the hearsay evidence on…