People v. Bona
Annotate this CaseThe Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's commitment order subjecting defendant to treatment as a mentally disordered offender (MDO) under Penal Code 2962. The court held that the 60-day timeline set forth in section 2966(b) was directory rather than mandatory and that defendant was not prejudiced by the continuance of his hearing a week beyond that timeline; rejected defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; held that although People v. Sanchez, 63 Cal.4th 665, applied in MDO proceedings to the extent it clarifies the admissibility of expert testimony under the Evidence Code, defendant failed to show that his attorney could have had no legitimate tactical reason for declining to make a Sanchez objection here; and held that defendant failed to show that it was reasonably probable that such an objection would have led to a more favorable result.
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