Supreme Court of California

In the context of the bar against the execution of mentally retarded persons for criminal offenses and prejudgment determinations of mental retardation, a pretrial finding of mental retardation is appealable under Penal Code section 1238(a)(8). Further, in the murder case at hand, the trial court did not use an incorrect legal standard in making a finding of retardation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2007
• Published 04/12/2007

Judges

• WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Phillip J. Cline, District Attorney, Carol B. Turner and Don H. Gallian, Assistant District Attorneys, and Barbara J. Greaver, Deputy District Attorney, for Petitioner., Michael A. Ramos, District Attorney (San Bernardino), Mark Vos, Lead Deputy District Attorney, Mary L. Andonov, Deputy District Attorney;  and David R. LaBahn for California District Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Janet Neely, John G. McLean and George M. Hendrickson, Deputy Attorneys General, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Michael B. Sheltzer, Public Defender, Lisa Bertolino, Assistant Public Defender, Berry Robinson and William G. Mueting, Deputy Public Defenders, for Real Party in Interest., John T. Philipsborn, San Francisco, and Charles D. Weisselberg for California Attorneys for Criminal Justice as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.