People v. Zapisek

Opinion

LAMBDEN, J.

Appellant Paul Zapisek seeks reversal of the trial court’s order extending his commitment for two more years pursuant to Penal Code section 1026.5, subdivision (b), contending that there was a lack of substantial evidence submitted below that he represented a substantial danger of physical harm to others. We affirm the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

As of November 2005, Zapisek was 63 years old. In September 1997, he assaulted an elderly stranger on a street in San Francisco because he believed the stranger was Satan, using a knife in the assault. The trial court found…