California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Penal Code - PEN |
Part 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Title 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS |
Chapter 6. Inquiry into the Competence of the Defendant Before Trial or After Conviction |
Section 1375.5.
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Time spent by a defendant in a hospital or other facility as a result of a commitment therein as a mentally incompetent pursuant to this chapter shall be credited on the term of any imprisonment, if any, for which the defendant is sentenced in the criminal case which was suspended pursuant to Section 1370 or 1370.1.
As used in this section, "time spent in a hospital or other facility" includes days a defendant is treated as an outpatient pursuant to Title 15 (commencing with Section 1600) of Part 2.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 547, Sec. 16.)