People v. Miller CA4/3

FACTS

In 2008, Miller was convicted of two counts of second degree robbery. (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c).) In February 2010, Miller was found to be an MDO, and committed to a state hospital. In August 2014, the district attorney filed a petition to extend Miller’s commitment for an additional year. The trial was held in March 2015. Miller was called to testify by the district attorney, over his own objection. His testimony was relatively brief, spanning only 13 pages of the reporter’s transcript. In his testimony he appeared cooperative and responded to the questions asked. However, he exhibited some irrational thinking, such as when he responded to the question: “After January of this year . . . did you want to stop taking your medication?” with the statement, “I had refused it a couple of times because of the numerators and denominators of the shell medication where the shells are psychotically proffinated to prenumeral identities.” He was asked about his perception that people were spying on him, and he responded, “I do use the word ‘spy,’ but it’s in a voluntary manner by people running around the street having scientifically modulated their car or something and maybe do white,…