People v. Bell

Opinion

STONE (S. J.), P. J.

Winfred Bell appeals from the order extending his commitment to the Department of Mental Health after a jury found that he continued to be a mentally disordered offender (MDO). (Pen. Code, §§ 2962, 2966, subd. (c).) He contends: “I. The trial court erred in failing to correctly instruct on the time parameter for proof of the MDO criteria and its error was prejudicial. II. The trial court committed reversible error in allowing the prosecution’s expert to testify to an opinion by an out of court doctor.”

The record reflects that, on March 26, 1991, appellant was…