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Man “Too Dangerous for Hospitals” Gets Commitment Extended at California State Prison
By davisvanguard.org- Jamie Moddelmog
Published: 08/08/2016

The trial of Vernon Earl Rubidoux commenced Friday morning with Judge Samuel T. McAdams presiding. Rubidoux had been charged with a crime in 2007 in which he threatened a civilian with a knife, and had been found “not guilty by verdict of insanity”. He is currently in a mental health facility and has reached the end of the maximum sentence available.

The People have requested an “extension of commitment”, maintaining that Mr. Rubidoux poses a substantial danger of physical harm to others as a result of a metal defect, disease or disorder. Under California Criminal Code 3453, to be succeed in getting Mr. Rubidoux an extension of commitment, they must prove:

Element 1. He suffers from a mental disease, defect, or disorder

Element 2. As a result of his mental disease, defect, or disorder, he now poses a substantial danger of physical harm to others.

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