P. v. Fitch CA1/2
In 1999, appellant Gregory Antonyio Fitch by his own account assaulted a San Francisco bus driver on a bus, causing the driver to sustain physical injuries, while Fitch was not taking his medication for mental illness. Fitch pled guilty to assault and was later committed to a state hospital under Penal Code section 2962, which provides for the commitment of mentally disturbed offenders (MDOs) who, by reason of a severe mental disorder that is not in remission or in remission only due to continued treatment, represent a substantial danger of physical harm to others. Since that time, other than a failed time in a conditional release program (CONREP), Fitch, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia among other things, has been committed to a state hospital.
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