People v. Lopez

Opinion

GILBERT, Acting P. J.

Defendant Antonio Lopez was convicted and imprisoned for making terrorist threats. (Pen. Code, § 422.) He had said to his father’s girlfriend, among other things, “I’m going to get my friends out here to kill you.”

We hold that for purposes of determining whether Lopez is a mentally disordered offender (MDO), his conviction of section 422 involved a threat of immediate force or violence likely to produce substantial physical harm, as required by section 2962, subdivision (e)(2)(Q).

Lopez appeals a judgment committing him to the California Department of Mental Health…