People v. Blanchard
Annotate this CaseBlanchard entered a no-contest plea to second-degree burglary. The court suspended the imposition of sentence and placed Blanchard on behavioral health probation for three years. In 2018, Blanchard was twice charged with violating the terms of his probation; each time probation was reinstated. In November 2018, he was charged with a third violation for a possible commercial burglary. That charge was supplemented with two other charged violations. His counsel declared a doubt regarding Blanchard’s competence to stand trial. Blanchard objected to any finding of his incompetence. The judge appointed experts to evaluate him. On the basis of their reports, Blanchard was found incompetent to stand trial. The court referred Blanchard to the Contra Costa Conditional Release Program for a recommendation regarding his placement. Based on that recommendation, the court committed Blanchard to a state hospital for two years. Blanchard’s appeal was dismissed. The court determined that an independent review of the record was not required, applied the process identified by the California Supreme Court in Conservatorship of Ben C. (2007), reviewed the brief provided by appointed counsel, and found no arguable issues.
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