People v. Young CA3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The 2012 jury verdict extending defendant’s commitment arose from a petition filed on November 7, 2011, by the Sacramento County District Attorney pursuant to Penal Code section 1026.5, subdivision (b).1 The petition alleged defendant in 2000 was found not guilty by reason of insanity of committing assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)). He was committed to the State Department of Mental Health (now called the State Department of State Hospitals) on February 28, 2002, under section 1026. That commitment was extended in May 2010 for two years and was set to expire on May 27, 2012. The district attorney alleged defendant suffered from a mental disease, defect, or disorder, and, as a result of which, represented a substantial danger of physical harm to others. In support of her petition, the district attorney attached an affidavit by Anish Shah, M.D., acting medical director of the Napa State Hospital where defendant was committed, declaring his opinion that defendant qualified for a commitment extension under section 1026.5. Dr. Shah also attached a hospital case summary describing defendant’s treatment and behavior during commitment to support…