Conservatorship of Lawrence P. CA1/1
Appellant Lawrence P. appealed after a jury found him for the second time to be gravely disabled under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.). He argues appeal that expert testimony was wrongly admitted under the principles recently announced in People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665, 673, 698-700 (Sanchez) and that the admission of hospital records was erroneous because they did not fall under a valid hearsay exception.
After briefing was complete and the court scheduled oral argument, respondent Public Guardian of Contra Costa County notified us that the trial court ordered Lawrence to be released after a different jury found that Lawrence is not currently gravely disabled. Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, which Lawrence opposes. In this abbreviated opinion permitted under California Standards of Judicial Administration, section 8.1, we dismiss the appeal as moot.
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