People v. Lin
Annotate this CasePeople v. Sanchez, (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665, which holds that an expert's hearsay statements to prove a defendant's gang membership are inadmissible hearsay, applies to cases involving commitments of mentally disordered offenders (MDO). The Court of Appeal reversed an order determining defendant to be an MDO and committing him to the State Department of Hospitals for involuntary treatment. A forensic psychologist opined that defendant suffered from schizophrenia and that his severe mental disorder was a cause of, or an aggravating factor in, the commission of the underlying assault with a deadly weapon. In this case, the forensic psychologist's opinion was based on multiple hearsay statements that were not independently proven by competent evidence in violation of Sanchez.
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