Legal Opinion
People v. Pretzer
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 17, 1992No. B057105PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
Defendant David Pretzer appeals an order certifying him as a mentally disordered offender pursuant to Penal Code section 2962 1 and continuing his involuntary confinement and treatment at a state mental hospital. We affirm but hold Pretzer has a constitutional right not to be called as a witness to testify concerning “force or violence” used by him in committing his offense. (§ 2962, subd. (e).)
Facts
On July 13, 1989, petitioner David Pretzer pleaded guilty to two counts of false imprisonment. (§ 236.) The offenses arose from Pretzer’s odd behavior at a Fresno cat hospital…
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