P. v. Williams
Filed 4/12/06 P. v. Williams CA6
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
THE PEOPLE, H028127
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Santa Cruz County
Superior Court
v. No. S9-10033)
RICHARD ALLEN WILLIAMS,
Defendant and Appellant.
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Richard Allen Williams appeals from an order continuing his involuntary treatment as a mentally disordered offender (Pen. Code, § 2972).[1] In May 2000, appellant was sentenced to state prison based upon his conviction for terrorist threats (§ 422). In March 2001, after serving his sentence, appellant was committed as a mentally disordered offender (§ 2962). Since then, his commitment has been extended yearly. On October 16, 2003, another petition was filed to extend his commitment. A jury found the petition true, and the trial court extended his commitment until March 25, 2005. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court deprived him of his state and federal constitutional rights by informing the jury that the consequence of a verdict against him would result in a one-year period of medical treatment. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
I. Statement of Facts
Carolyn Murphy, a psychologist at Atascadero State Hospital, treated appellant for three and a half years. According to Murphy, appellant suffered from two qualifying mental disorders: delusion disorder, mixed type with both grandiose and erotomanic features; and major depression. She based her diagnosis on appellant's criminal acts and his behavior in custody.
In 1998, appellant went to Brentwood with a loaded .357 Magnum and extra ammunition to shoot O.J. Simpson in the knees so that he could no longer play golf. Appellant told Murphy that he felt such a connection with the victim in Simpson's case that it was his job to â€
