Law Practice
Aug. 15, 2007
Court Emphasizes Deadlines for Commitment Extensions
Message to prosecutors: Don't be late filing paperwork for keeping dangerous offenders in the state mental hospital.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Message to prosecutors: Don't be late filing paperwork for keeping dangerous offenders in the state mental hospital.
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that prisoners can't be held under the Mentally Disordered Offenders Act unless the prosecutor requests an extension before the offender's one-year commitment term has expired. Peo...
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