P. v. Zarate
Defendant, Angel Zarate appeals from an order extending his civil commitment for one year. (Pen. Code, 2970.) In 1995, appellant pleaded no contest to spousal abuse (Pen. Code, 273.5) and admitted a prior conviction for murder. (Pen Code, 667, subd. (b).) The trial court sentenced defendant to four years in prison and recommended that he be housed in the mental health unit. On October 10, 1997, defendant was admitted to Atascadero State Hospital pursuant to Penal Code section 2962. On June 6, 2000, the Santa Clara County District Attorney filed a petition to compel involuntary treatment pursuant to Penal Code section 2970. That petition was granted, as were seven more between the years 2000 and 2007. On June 25, 2008, the district attorney filed the instant petition seeking yet another extension to defendants commitment. After a court trial, where only the district attorney presented evidence, the trial court found the allegations of the petition to extend commitment to be true. The court then extended defendants commitment for one year. This appeal ensued.
The judgment is affirmed.
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