Criminal
Feb. 1, 2021
Release to outpatient and restoration of sanity after an NGI finding
When a criminal defendant in a California state case is found guilty, but not by reason of insanity, aka “NGI,’ pursuant to Penal Code Section 1026, whether through a negotiated plea or through a jury’s verdict, the defendant is committed to the Department of State Hospitals.
Dmitry Gorin
Partner
Eisner Gorin LLP
Alan Eisner
Partner
Eisner Gorin LLP
When a criminal defendant in a California state case is found guilty, but not by reason of insanity, aka “NGI,’ pursuant to Penal Code Section 1026, whether through a negotiated plea or through a jury’s verdict, the defendant is committed to the Department of State Hospitals. The State Hospital is a highly structured, prison-like environment from which the defendant is not free to leave and experiences many of the same restrictions on the activities of daily life as a...
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