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People v. MERFIELD

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 21, 2007No. B190093PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PERREN, J.

Timothy Andrew Merfield was given the opportunity to contest the determination of the Board of Prison Terms (BPT) that he suffered from a severe mental disorder and, that as a condition of his parole, he be treated by the Department of Mental Health. (Pen. Code, 1 § 2966, subd. (a).) He waived his right to a hearing. The time of his initial one-year commitment expired, and the BPT sought a further commitment. (§ 2966, subd. (c).) As we shall explain, the continued commitment hearing adjudicated only the criteria addressed to the current state of Merfield’s mental disorder.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Federation of Hillside & Canyon Associations v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  2. People v. GibsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  3. People v. FrancisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. People v. JenkinsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. People v. BellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. CobbCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  2. People v. J.S.California Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. People v. CrivelloCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  5. People v. CobbCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007

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