People v. Allesch

Opinion

HAMLIN, J.-

Statement of the Case

Defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity of 21 second degree burglaries. Following defendant’s commitment to the State Department of Mental Health, defendant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The county public defender was appointed to represent defendant, and a hearing was scheduled for July 15, 1982. Pending the hearing, defendant filed an application for release under Penal Code section 1026.2 1 upon the ground that his sanity had been restored, and in light of this application the petition for writ of habeas corpus was…