People v. Davis CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Defendant was committed to the state hospital in 1978 after being found NGI of murder. In May 2020, the People filed a petition to extend defendant’s NGI commitment pursuant to section 1026.5. The petition attached a recommendation and affidavit signed

1 by Dr. Carolina Klein, medical director of Napa State Hospital (NSH). Dr. Klein requested an extension of the commitment, declaring that “in his present status and condition, by reason of a mental disease, defect or disorder, [defendant] represents a substantial danger of physical harm to others.” Defendant’s court trial occurred in September 2020, after which the parties submitted briefing. Dr. Lei Wei, a psychiatrist at NSH, testified that NSH has a three-level system for classifying patients. Defendant is in the lowest level—the level for patients with the lowest ability to function and perform activities of daily living. Generally, patients in the lowest level are severely ill. Dr. Wei explained that defendant suffers from schizophrenia and is the subject of an involuntary medication order because he lacks the capacity to make medication decisions for himself. Defendant suffers from some…