California Court of Appeal

Reversed the denial of an individual's petition to be conditionally released from the state hospital, where he had been committed two decades earlier after being found not guilty of murdering his father by reason of insanity. Held that the trial court must grant his request for an independent expert to assist him in demonstrating readiness for outpatient treatment, and also must take steps to allow him to testify at his outpatient placement hearing.

Appellate Information

• Published 2018/10/10

Judges

• Slough

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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