Koper
Koper v. K.W. (In re K.W.)
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Bruiniers, J.
*1277 The Sonoma County Public Conservator (Conservator) petitioned under the provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act) ( Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq. ) 1 for appointment as conservator of the person for appellant K.W. The petition alleged K.W. was gravely disabled due to a mental disorder, unable to provide for his basic needs for food, clothing, or shelter, and incapable of accepting treatment voluntarily. After a May 2015 hearing, the *626 court granted the petition for an initial one-year term.
The Conservator petitioned for reappointment in April 2016, alleging K.W. remained gravely disabled and unable to care for his own needs. K.W. demanded a jury trial. The jury found him gravely disabled due *1278 to mental disorder, and the court reappointed the Conservator for an additional one-year term. 2 K.W. challenges the continued conservatorship, contending that the trial court erred in permitting the jury to consider case-specific hearsay testimony from an expert witness. We find any error to be harmless and affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
K.W.'s LPS conservatorship was established following a contested bench trial in May 2015. Psychiatrist Gary Bravo, M.D.,…