People v. Patrick

Opinion

WIENER, Acting P. J.

Defendant Theodore Patrick appeals from a judgment of conviction on counts of kidnaping (Pen. Code, § 207), false imprisonment (Pen. Code, §§ 236 and 237), and conspiracy to commit both acts (Pen. Code, § 182). The facts of the case involve the emotionally charged issue of deprogramming suspected “cult” members, a field in which Patrick has become nationally if not internationally renowned during the last decade. With perhaps one exception, however, the legal issues presented here do not evoke the same intensity of emotional response as does Patrick’s vocation in…