Cal. Dept. of State Hospitals at Coalinga v. Jones
Tyrone Jones appeals from an order that authorized the California Department of State Hospitals at Coalinga (Coalinga) to administer antipsychotic medication to him involuntarily while he was pending trial on whether he should be adjudged a sexually violent predator (SVP) and committed pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.). Jones contends the trial court lacked the authority to order that he be involuntarily medicated because, while the trial court found probable cause to hold him over for trial, that trial had not yet occurred and he had not been committed as an SVP. Jones further contends he is entitled to a new trial because the trial court erroneously permitted expert witnesses to offer hearsay testimony. The involuntary medication order, however, expired while this appeal was pending and therefore we dismiss the appeal as moot.
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