Legal Opinion
People v. Teeter
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 5, 1977No. Civ. No. 50643PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, J.
This cause presents the question of proper forum for filing a petition to commit a presently hospitalized mentally retarded person under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6500 et seq. (All statutory citations are to Welf. & Inst. Code.) A number of such petitions were filed in Ventura County against inmates of Camarillo State Hospital, one of whom was respondent Teeter. Prior to their commitment to Camarillo State Hospital all such inmates originally resided in counties other than Ventura. The precise question is whether under section 6502 the petition for respondent’s…
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