P. v.Voishvillo CA2/6

FACTS

In 2008, Voishvillo pled guilty to one count of battery by gassing. He was sentenced to two years in state prison. In 2009, the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) determined that he met the requirements for commitment for treatment as an MDO. He

1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code. received treatment at the Atascadero State Hospital (ASH) and his commitment was extended. On November 21, 2011, the ASH medical director notified the Santa Barbara County District Attorney that Voishvillo's "severe mental disorder is not in remission and cannot be kept in remission" unless his treatment is continued. On December 12, 2011, the district attorney filed a petition requesting the superior court to extend Voishvillo's commitment as an MDO. (§ 2970.) At trial, Brandi Matthews, a psychologist at ASH, testified that Voishvillo suffers from "schizophrenia, paranoid type," a severe mental disorder which is not in remission. Voishvillo represents "a substantial danger of physical harm to others." He hears voices and is "experiencing paranoia that's at a psychotic level." He believed "staff was trying to kill him." He was "delusional." He claimed someone was "banging…