Coleman

People v. Coleman

Good Law
145 Cal. Rptr. 3d 329·2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 878·208 Cal. App. 4th 627
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 1, 2012No. A133226California4,587 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Pollak, J.

Defendant appeals from an order authorizing his involuntary medication for purposes of restoring him to competency to stand trial. He contends that insufficient evidence supports the order and that the order is fatally nonspecific insofar as it fails to identify the specific medications he may be given, as well as the dosage and duration of any treatment. We shall affirm.

*630 Factual and Procedural Background

On February 24, 2009, defendant was charged with attempted forcible rape (Pen. Code, 1 §§ 261, subd. (a)(2), 664), attempted forcible oral copulation (§§ 288a, subd. (c), 664), and indecent exposure (§314, subd. 1). The complaint also alleged defendant had served a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). An information was subsequently filed charging defendant with the crimes and enhancement alleged in the complaint and adding a fourth count for making criminal threats (§ 422). The underlying conduct occurred while defendant was a patient at Napa State Hospital; the victim was a psychiatric technician assistant at the hospital.

On April 7, 2009, defendant was found incompetent to stand trial. In conjunction with the new commitment to Napa State Hospital, the…

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