Courts Back Marin Judge's Ruling In Newsom Stalking Case: Report

MARIN COUNTY, CA — A state appeals court earlier this month upheld a Marin County judge’s ruling in the case against a man accused of stalking Gavin Newsom, The Marin Independent Journal reports.

Ralph Manning Scott, 68, was charged in connection with a 2018 incident at the then-Lieutenant Governor’s Kentfield home, the report said.

Judge Beth Jordan suspended Scott's trial after ruling him mentally incompetent and committed him to an institution, according to the report.

The First District Appellate Project appealed the ruling on Scott’s behalf, according to the report.

The 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco upheld Jordan's ruling in a unanimous decision by a three-judge appeals panel, according to the report.

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