State v. Robertson

¶1 Ross Robertson has a lengthy history of mental illness and has been committed to Montana State Hospital (MSH or the Hospital) numerous times since 2004. While institutionalized in January 2012, Robertson assaulted and seriously injured a nurse at MSH. He was charged with felony aggravated assault and, based upon a 2005 felony aggravated robbery attempt sentence he was then serving, was transferred to Montana State Prison where he remained until the District Court entered an order directing that he be transferred back to MSH on January 10, 2014. Robertson actually transferred to the…