People v. Webster CA3

Filed 2/17/15 P. v. Webster CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C075676

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 93F08666)

v.

THOMAS WEBSTER,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Thomas Webster appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for outpatient release, claiming an abuse of discretion. Since 1994, defendant has been confined in state hospitals, following a finding by the trial court that he was not guilty of a 1993 first degree murder because he was insane when he committed the murder. The murder occurred when defendant was hallucinating and under the influence of methamphetamine and alcohol when he walked into a bar with a gun and shot dead a stranger,…