California Court of Appeal
Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of George H., B204411
Order appointing a conservator for appellant of his person and estate under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS) is affirmed where: 1) given that LPS conservatorship proceedings are not criminal proceedings, the sua sponte duty to instruct which applies to jury trial in criminal cases does not apply to jury trials under section 5350; and 2) the trial court properly specified each of the powers and disabilities it imposed.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/16/2008
- Published 12/16/2008
Judges
- ARMSTRONG, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jean Matulis, Oakland, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objector and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Oldman, Cooley, Sallus, Gold, Birnberg & Coleman, Marc L. Sallus and Justin B. Gold, Los Angeles, for Petitioner and Respondent.