THE PEOPLE v. SUDAR
Statutory deadline for filing petition to extend commitment of defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity is not jurisdictional, and filing of petition 16 days past deadline did not deprive defendant of due process where trial was held prior to date defendant would otherwise have been released, and defendant had adequate time to prepare for trial. Trial court erred in rejecting defendant's request for an instruction requiring prosecution to prove he had "serious difficulty controlling his dangerous behavior," but the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt where there was overwhelming evidence that defendant had serious difficulty controlling his dangerous behavior, including evidence that he continued to suffer from and had a compulsion to act upon the same delusions that led him to commit the crimes for which he was committed.
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