Georgie Boy Manufacturing Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

We are asked to decide whether the term of commitment of a patient to a state mental hospital (Pen. Code, § 1026) may be extended pursuant to Penal Code section 1026.5 by proceedings initiated by a petition filed after the expiration of the existing term. We hold that it may not and reverse the trial courts order extending the commitment of defendant Joe Pacini.