Legal Opinion
People v. BENHOOR
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 2009No. B212593PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, P. J.
After he was cited for driving at an unsafe speed, Justin Panah Benhoor 1 unsuccessfully contested the charged infraction through a trial by written declaration. Dissatisfied with the adverse decision, he exercised his right to a trial de novo. The clerk set the new trial for a date 57 calendar days after receipt of Benhoor’s new trial request. Arguing that rule 4.210 of the California Rules of Court, which governs trials by declaration, requires the new trial be held within 45 calendar days of the clerk’s receipt of the new trial request, Benhoor moved to dismiss the…
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