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Solano man, pleading insanity, ordered committed to a State Hospital

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A Solano County Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered a Solano man committed to the California Department of State Hospitals after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity for a 2019 killing in Vacaville. During a morning “placement hearing,” Judge William J. Pendergast denied the defense attorney’s request that Marcus James Smith, 48, receive outpatient mental health treatment from MHS Services Inc., a provider of healthcare services to stat…
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The Reporter broke the news in on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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