P. v. Purcell CA3
In 1987, the trial court found defendant Henry Purcell not guilty by reason of insanity of assault with intent to commit rape and ordered him committed to a state hospital for a maximum of six years. The trial court has granted successive petitions extending defendant’s commitment by two-year terms. In 2020, the People filed the latest such petition. Upon a jury verdict that defendant suffered from a mental disease, defect, or disorder, and that, as a result thereof, he posed a substantial danger of physical harm to others and had serious difficulty controlling his dangerous behavior, the trial court granted the petition, extending defendant’s commitment by two years. On appeal, defendant asserts the verdict is not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.
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