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In Re Locks

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 3, 2000No. B124959PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

GILBERT, P. J.

Petitioner Eric O. Locks was charged with a criminal offense, found not guilty by reason of insanity, and committed to Atascadero State Hospital (ASH) for treatment. We conclude that while confined at ASH, he is not entitled to a hearing to determine his competence to refuse to take antipsychotic medication. We therefore deny his petition for habeas corpus.

Facts

In 1976, Locks was found guilty of murder and committed to a life sentence in state prison. While in Pelican Bay Prison, he was charged with battery on a prison guard. The trial court declared Locks incompetent to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Kansas v. HendricksSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. People v. DrewCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. In Re FranklinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re QawiCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
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  3. In re GreenshieldsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. In re GreenshieldsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014

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