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STATEMENT OF FACTS

Dr. Joan Odom, a psychiatrist at Atascadero State Hospital (ASH), met with appellant, then a patient at ASH, on December 15, 2011. Present in the examination room were two experienced psychiatric technicians, Dennis Williams and Patricia Rasor.

2 Appellant asked for a change in his medications, and Dr. Odom responded that his prescribed medications were appropriate. At that time, Williams was standing directly behind appellant and Rasor was in front of appellant, to his left. Dr. Odom was sitting on the other side of a table, approximately five feet away. Appellant started to become hostile, stood up and "squared off" with Williams. Although frightened, Dr. Odom calmed appellant down by threatening to activate the alarm. As the examination continued, appellant became increasingly agitated and asked, "What, do I have to hit someone to get what I want?" Appellant then stood up, took a step towards Dr. Odom and hit her with his fist, causing her head to hit against the wall. Williams then seized appellant from behind and Rasor inserted herself between Dr. Odom and appellant, who had grabbed Dr. Odom's ponytail. Rasor managed to remove appellant's hand…