People v. J.S.

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, Acting P. J .

While imprisoned after being convicted of several offenses, defendant J.S. was declared a mentally disordered offender (MDO) pursuant to Penal Code 1 section 2962. On March 6, 2012, J.S. was placed on parole and began her initial one-year term of involuntary treatment. After the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) rejected her challenge to her MDO classification and initial commitment, she filed a petition requesting counsel and judicial review, pursuant to section 2966, subdivision (b). That petition, however, was not heard within the initial year of commitment.…