Velador

Filed 7/11/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Appellant, E081372

v. (Super.Ct.Nos. APRI2100267 &

INM1907626)

GERARDO ARVIZU VELADOR,

OPINION

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Chad W. Firetag,

Jacqueline C. Jackson and Matthew C. Perantoni, Judges. Affirmed.

Michael A. Hestrin, District Attorney, Janinda Gunawardene, Deputy District

Attorney for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Steven L. Harmon, Public Defender, Jason M. Cox, Deputy Public Defender for

Defendant and Respondent.

This matter has been transferred to this court from the appellate division of the

Riverside County Superior Court to settle an important question of law: whether the trial

1 court has jurisdiction to grant mental health diversion under Penal Code section 1001.

after a doubt has been declared with respect to the defendant’s competency to stand trial,

but before the issue of competency has been decided. After reviewing both the diversion

and competency statutes together, we…