P. v. Vargas CA2/1
On May 4, 2021, Oscar Vargas was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats, and resisting arrest. (Pen. Code, §§ 422, subd. (a), 245, subd. (a)(1), 69.) The trial court declared a doubt concerning Vargas’s competence to stand trial, suspended proceedings, and transferred the matter to mental health court.
Three mental health evaluations were completed, the evaluators reporting that Vargas suffered from bipolar disorder, presented a danger to himself and others, and was incompetent to stand trial.
Based on these reports, the trial court determined that Vargas was incompetent to stand trial and issued a one-year order for the use of involuntary psychotropic medication.
(§§ 1368, 1369, 1370.)
Vargas appeals.
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