Legal Opinion
People v. Givan
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 24, 2007No. F050822PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GOMES, J.
After a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity of two felonies and one misdemeanor and an ensuing commitment to the State Department of Mental Health (DMH), Jeffrey Dean Givan waived a hearing on the district attorney’s request for a two-year extension of treatment. He now appeals from the judgment (order of commitment) on two grounds, both of which involve the adequacy of his waiver. We will affirm the judgment.
BACKGROUND
On October 25, 1989, the district attorney charged Givan with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon (one a knife, the other a razor) and one count…
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