People v. Reynolds

Opinion

CODRINGTON, J.

I

INTRODUCTION1

Defendant Anthony Earl Reynolds appeals from a trial court order on July 6, 2010, in which the court found defendant incompetent to stand trial and ordered him committed to Patton State Hospital (Patton) pursuant to Penal Code section 1370.2

Defendant contends the trial court violated his equal protection rights under In re Banks (1979) 88 Cal.App.3d 864 [152 Cal.Rptr. 111] [Fourth Dist., Div. Two] (Banks), by ordering him confined at Patton in excess of the three-year maximum commitment term under section 1370, subdivision (c)(1). Specifically, defendant…