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People v. Powell

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 29, 1986No. A026877PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ANDERSON, P. J.

Grant Richard Powell (appellant) was arrested April 20, 1969, on charges of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245)1 and kidnapping (§ 207). In June 1969 he was found incompetent to stand trial and committed to Atascadero State Hospital; subsequently, when he became competent in March 1973 he was tried for the offenses and found not guilty by reason of insanity. With his commitment to Atascadero set to expire on April 21, 1984, the district attorney petitioned in October 1983 to have it extended an additional two years pursuant to section 1026.5. Following a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. People v. PenningtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  3. People v. ChaddCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  4. People v. LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  5. People v. TeronCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. WelchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  2. People v. BurnettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  3. Pierce v. San Mateo County Sheriff's DepartmentCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. People v. PoplawskiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
  5. People v. AngeletakisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992

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