Legal Opinion
People v. Gregerson
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 2011No. G044661PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J.
Appellant Jack Allan Gregerson, an involuntarily committed mentally disordered offender (MDO), appeals from an order declining to place him in outpatient treatment pursuant to Penal Code section 2972, subdivision (d). He asserts the court wrongly placed the burden of proof on him, and wrongly required him to show the appropriateness of outpatient treatment by a preponderance of the evidence.
We hold the patient bears the burden of proof on this issue, and the standard of proof is “reasonable cause,” not preponderance of the evidence. The court shall order outpatient treatment…
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