PEOPLE v. CHRISTIANA
Defendant John Thomas Christiana appeals from orders following special proceedings to determine competency (Pen. Code,[1] § 1368) and to authorize involuntary administration of psychotropic medication (§ 1370). He argues that (1) he had a constitutional right to testify at his competency hearing, and the denial of that right was reversible error; and (2) the trial court's authorization to involuntarily administer antipsychotic medication to him was not supported by substantial evidence. Court reject the first contention but find merit to the second, and we reverse the order authorizing involuntary administration of antipsychotic medication.
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