People v. Lambert CA6

BACKGROUND

1. Defendant’s Commitment In October 1999, defendant pleaded guilty to a count of auto burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 460)1 and nolo contendere to a count of criminal threats (§ 422). The following month, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed him on three years’ probation. In March 2000, the Santa Clara County Probation Department notified defendant he was in violation of his probation. Thereafter, the trial court reinstated probation. In June 2000, defendant was again found to be in violation of his probation. 1 Unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code. Defendant admitted the probation violation. The trial court revoked probation and sentenced him to 16 months in prison with credit for 330 days. On February 23, 2005, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office filed a petition seeking to compel defendant to submit to involuntary treatment for one year under section 2970. The trial court granted the petition. Defendant was committed to Atascadero State Hospital. Between 2006 and 2013, the district attorney’s office petitioned for and received multiple court orders recommitting defendant for an additional year. In February 2013,…