California Court of Appeal

The trial court's order extending defendant's commitment to a state hospital under Penal Code section 1026.5(b)(1) is affirmed where defendant has shown no error in the trial court's ruling that he has serious difficulty in controlling his behavior, that he has a mental disease, defect, or disorder, and that his mental disease, defect, or disorder creates a substantial danger of physical harm to others.

Appellate Information

• Published 2015/12/01

Judges

• NICHOLSON

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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