People v. Alvarez

*1269May a criminal defendant confined in a state mental hospital pursuant to a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI) issue subpoenas duces tecum against the hospital and hospital police when there is no underlying active proceeding, motion or petition? No. We conclude, as did the trial court, that in the absence of any such proceedings the court's continuing jurisdiction over NGI cases does not support a generalized right of defendants to promulgate discovery to third parties unrelated to any active legal matter. We therefore affirm the trial court's order quashing the subpoenas duces…