People v. Baker

Opinion

McKINSTER, Acting P. J.

—Defendant and appellant Lennett Baker appeals a judgment pursuant to Penal Code section 2962, finding that she qualifies as a mentally disordered offender.1 She contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding because the prosecution relied on inadmissible hearsay in the guise of expert opinion testimony and that the testimony in some respects exceeded the scope of the expert witness’s expertise.

*1238Although we agree that some of the expert witness’s testimony was incompetent hearsay and that some of her testimony exceeded the scope…