Legal Opinion
People v. Bye
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1981No. Crim. 11726PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TODD (W. L.), J. *
Defendant had been charged with one count of petty theft with a prior (Pen. Code, §§ 484, 666) and one count of burglary (Pen. Code, § 459).
On March 13, 1980, the criminal proceedings were suspended and a hearing to determine defendant’s mental competency pursuant to Penal Code sections 1368 and 1369 was ordered. Ultimately, there was a jury trial on the issue. The defendant called no witnesses. The People called two psychiatrists who testified defendant was not mentally competent to stand trial. Over defendant’s objection, the jury was instructed the burden of proof…
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