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Name: Mendez v. Superior Court
Case #: G063164
Division: 3
Opinion Date: 20241223
Summary

Trial court correctly refused to apply PC 1370.01 and dismiss misdemeanor complaint after defendant found incompetent to stand trial, as defendant was also charged with felonies in a separate case. PC 1367(b) states PC 1370.01 applies “to a person” charged “with a misdemeanor or misdemeanors only,” while PC 1370 applies “to a person” charged “with a felony.” PC 1370 therefore governed competency proceedings in both of the defendant’s cases.

The full opinion is available on the court’s website here: https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/G063164.PDF