People v. Brown

Mar 5, 1965
Crim. No. 8589
Reporters:
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Before:
Peek
PEEK, J.

The People move to dismiss defendant’s appeal from an order adjudging ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍him insane within the meaning of section 1368 of the Penal Code and committing him to the Atascadero State Hospital until he is pronounced ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍sane. It is urged that the order is not appealable.

In People v. Fields, ante, p. 538 [42 Cal.Rptr. 833, 399 P.2d 369], filed this day, it is concluded that ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍such an order is a final judgment in a special proceeding, and for that reason appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., § 963, subd. 1.)

Accordingly, the motion ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍to dismiss the instant appeal is denied.

Traynor, C. J., McComb, J., Peters, J., Tobriner, J., Mosk, J., and Schauer, J.,* concurred.

Notes

Retired Associate Justice of the ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‍Supreme Court sitting under assignment by the Chairman of the Judicial Council.