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People v. Pangborn

COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
Jan 12, 2012
H037158 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2012)

Opinion

H037158

01-12-2012

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT GEORGE PANGBORN, Defendant and Appellant.


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(Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. 210834)

Appellant Robert George Pangborn was committed to the state hospital in 1988 after he was found not guilty by reason of insanity on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)). He suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and polysubstance abuse. In 1988, Pangborn hit a man in the head with a machete. When onlookers tried to intervene, one of them lost the tip of his finger. Pangborn's actions arose from his "religious delusions and extreme anger."

Pangborn's mental illness dates back at least 40 years, and he is now in his 60s. In June 2011, Pangborn, who had been placed on outpatient status in 2001, began engaging in "drug-seeking behavior" and suffering from religious delusions and outbursts of anger. He also threatened a mental health worker. Although he had continued to take his medication, he was having delusions that he had ceased to recognize as delusions. His outpatient treatment supervisor requested that his outpatient status be revoked. (Pen. Code, § 1608.)

At the evidentiary hearing, Pangborn testified that he believed that the apocalypse was imminent. He testified that he had seen the "pale green horse," which was the "fourth horse in the apocalypse" and was also "just a description of a[n] apocalyptic personality." Pangborn admitted that he had bought methadone from a friend, but he denied that he had consumed it. At the end of the hearing, Pangborn told the court: "I do believe my spiritual identity, that I'm a personality in the bible, and I believe that my name is death in the bible." "The pale green horse." The trial court issued an order revoking his outpatient status and reinstating his original commitment and confinement in the state hospital. Pangborn timely filed a notice of appeal from this order.

Appointed appellate counsel has filed an opening brief which states the case and the facts but raises no issues. Pangborn was notified of his right to submit written argument on his own behalf but has failed to avail himself of the opportunity. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, we have reviewed the entire record and have concluded that there are no arguable issues on appeal.

The order is affirmed.

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Mihara, J.
WE CONCUR:

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Premo, Acting P. J.

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Elia, J.


Summaries of

People v. Pangborn

COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
Jan 12, 2012
H037158 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2012)
Case details for

People v. Pangborn

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT GEORGE PANGBORN, Defendant…

Court:COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

Date published: Jan 12, 2012

Citations

H037158 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2012)