P. v. Neighbour CA4/1
An information charged defendant Clare Lyle Neighbour with attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a) & 664, count 1); aggravated mayhem (§ 205, count 2); and attempted robbery (§§ 211 & 664, count 3). The information further alleged that in
count 1, the attempted murder was "willful, deliberate and premediated" (§ 189); that in counts 1 and 2, defendant "personally inflicted great bodily injury" on the victim
(§ 12022.7, subds. (a) & (b)); and that in counts 1, 2, and 3, defendant personally used a deadly weapon (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)).
Before trial commenced, at the request of defense counsel the court conducted a multiday hearing to determine whether defendant was mentally competent to stand trial. As discussed in detail post, the court found defendant was competent and reinstated criminal proceedings against him. A jury subsequently found defendant guilty as charged and made true findings on the enhancements.
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