Patrick Lowell Jackson, Petitioner v. the Superior Court of Riverside County, Respondent; the People, Real Party In…

Summary

The court held that a defendant previously committed for the statutory maximum period after being found incompetent may be rearrested and subjected to a new competency proceeding when felony charges are dismissed and properly refiled. However, any subsequent commitment must account for the defendant's prior commitment and may not exceed the remaining portion of the applicable three-year maximum. If no time remains, the defendant must be placed in an appropriate conservatorship if legally eligible or released.