P. v. Sweig 10/27/08 CA3

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: C057241

Case Date: 02/11/2009

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Shasta) ----

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TRAVIS WYLIE SWEIG, Defendant and Respondent. C057241 (Super. Ct. No. 06F4395)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Shasta County, James Ruggiero, Judge. Affirmed. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General, John G. McLean, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Doris A. Calandra, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Appellant. Aaron Williams for Defendant and Respondent.

This case illustrates a legislative oversight with regard to statutes intended to prevent persons with mental disorders from harming themselves or others.

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A person who is gravely disabled or a danger to others because of a mental disorder may be taken into custody and placed in a mental health facility "for 72-hour treatment and evaluation." (Welf. & Inst. Code,

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