P. v. Greene CA1/2
Bruce Roy Greene is temporarily committed to a state hospital for expert examination as to whether he is competent to stand trial. He has not yet had a preliminary examination on the criminal complaint filed against him. He perfected a timely appeal from the 13-page order denying his petition for a writ of mandate directing that a preliminary examination be conducted during his commitment, before his competency examination is concluded.
Defendant’s appointed counsel has filed a brief in which she advised that she found no arguable issues to present, and, in accordance with People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, requested this court conduct an independent review of the record to determine if there are any arguable issues that require briefing. Appointed counsel advised Greene he was entitled to file a supplemental brief, but he elected not to do so.
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