People v. Brunner

Opinion

THE COURT. *

In 1979, appellant was convicted on his guilty plea of one count of lewd and lascivious acts upon the body of a child under age 14 (Pen. Code, § 288). In 1980, criminal proceedings were suspended and appellant was committed to Atascadero State Hospital as a mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO) under former Welfare and Institutions Code section 6300 et seq. In 1982, appellant was returned from Atascadero and the trial court found he remained dangerous but was unamenable to further treatment. Criminal proceedings were reinstated and appellant was sentenced to prison for…