In re Chunn

Filed 12/19/22 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE In re WALTER CHUNN III, A162583 on Habeas Corpus. (Solano County Super. Ct. No. FCR319528) For many years, the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) has faced a seemingly intractable problem of timely admitting criminal defendants and other patients to its facilities once ordered to do so by our state courts. Among those the DSH serves are defendants found incompetent to stand trial (IST). Although the numbers have fluctuated, it is undisputed that there has been a…