In re MH 2008-000028

*279OPINION

SWANN, Judge.

¶ 1 This ease requires us to evaluate the interplay between Arizona’s civil commitment statutes and its criminal statute governing incompetent defendants. We conclude that A.R.S. § 13-4517(1) provides an effective alternative to the petition for evaluation prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-523, and hold that an order entered in a criminal case pursuant to § 13-4517 requiring an individual to undergo mental health treatment obviates the need for strict compliance with the preliminary civil evaluation procedure set forth in § 36-523.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Appellant, J.T.,…