Legal Opinion
People v. Buttes
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 21, 1982No. Crim. 5255PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G.A.), P. J.
In 1975 appellant was found not guilty by reason of insanity of committing forcible oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a). Pursuant to the provisions of Penal Code section 1026, he was committed to the state hospital at Atascadero for treatment. Before his initial term expired, the district attorney filed a timely petition to ex tend the commitment for a period of two years (Pen. Code, § 1026.5, subd. (b)(1)), and on September 17, 1980, the jury found that by reason of mental disease, defect or disorder, appellant represented a substantial danger of physical harm to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- People v. Gary W.California Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. FeagleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
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