The People v. Vaughan CA4/3

FACTS

On May 25, 2002, Albert Harnder withdrew $40 from an ATM in Huntington Beach. As he was walking away, appellant grabbed him from behind and pressed a screwdriver against his back. He told Harnder he would kill him if he didn’t give him the money. Harnder offered the money to appellant and told him to take it, but before appellant could do so, security guards arrived on the scene and detained him. Appellant pleaded guilty to attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and making a criminal threat. While he was in prison, he was prone to agitated and angry outbursts and once threw a trash can at a guard. He also insisted the food was poisoned and he had discovered a cure for AIDS. Following his parole in 2008, appellant lived with his mother. One day, they got into a disagreement, and appellant became violent. Appellant’s parole officer was summoned, and when he arrived he noticed appellant’s mother had a black eye. She reported appellant had choked her until she had become unconscious. As a result of that incident, appellant’s parole was revoked and he was returned to prison. In December 2010, he was committed to Atascadero State Hospital (Atascadero) as an MDO, and in January…