Opinion

People v. Brown

  • 62 Cal. 2d 901
  • 42 Cal. Rptr. 837
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Mar 5, 1965
Status
Published
Author
Peek
On the bench
Peek
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 28.6%

The opinion

PEEK, J.

The People move to dismiss defendant’s appeal from an order adjudging him insane within the meaning of section 1368 of the Penal Code and committing him to the Atascadero State Hospital until he is pronounced sane. It is urged that the order is not appealable.

In People v. Fields, ante, p. 538 [ 42 Cal.Rptr. 833 , 399 P.2d 369 ], filed this day, it is concluded that such an order is a final judgment in a special proceeding, and for that reason appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., § 963, subd. 1.)

Accordingly, the motion to dismiss the instant appeal is denied.

Traynor, C. J., McComb, J., Peters, J., Tobriner, J., Mosk, J., and Schauer, J., * concurred.

Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court sitting under assignment by the Chairman of the Judicial Council.

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