People v. J.S. CA4/2

Filed 5/27/15 P. v. J.S. CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, E060897

v. (Super.Ct.No. FELSS1303791)

J.S., OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Lorenzo R.

Balderrama, Judge. Reversed.

Barbara A. Smith, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney

General, and Julie L. Garland, Arlene A. Sevidal and Sean M. Rodriquez, Deputy

Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Defendant and appellant J.S. contends that the trial court erred when it dismissed

as moot her petition pursuant to Penal Code1 section 2966, subdivision (c), challenging

the renewal of her involuntary commitment as a Mentally Disordered Offender (MDO).

The People concede that our opinion in People v. J.S. (2014) 229 Cal.App.4th 163, 166,

174 (J.S.), regarding defendant’s challenge to her initial commitment, requires reversal of