People v. Armstrong

—Defendant was convicted of the offense of lewd and lascivious conduct upon the body of a child under the age of 14 years, a violation of Penal Code, section 288. Imposition of sentence was suspended and proceedings were commenced iinder the statute providing for the commitment, care and treatment of mentally disordered sex offenders, viz., Welfare and Institutions Code, section 5500 et seq. The proceedings were conducted in three stages, each by a different judge, resulting respectively ih (1) an order dated April 9,; 1964, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, section 5512, declaring…