People v. Scarborough

The notice of appeal filed by defendant declares that it is taken “from the order of this [the superior] Court heretofore made and entered . . . ordering him to be committed to the Mendocino State Hospital for the insane.” Respondent’s motion to dismiss such purported appeal on the ground that the order attempted to be appealed from is not an appealable order must be granted.

The order from which defendant has sought to appeal resulted from his having prevailed at the trial on the issues raised by his sole plea of “Not guilty by reason of insanity” which he had interposed to certain felony…