California Courts of Appeal
Nov. 30, 2016
Public defender wants incompetent defendants in treatment, not jail
A writ petition to the 4th District Court of Appeal argues jail violates incompetent defendants' due process rights.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Orange County public defender's office is asking the 4th District Court of Appeal to limit the amount of time jails have to transport defendants to mental health treatment, citing a host of cases where people have stayed in custody long after a judge deemed them incompetent for trial.
A petition for writ of habeas corpus filed Nov. 18 by David A. Dworakowski, an ...
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