Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 11, 1972No. Civ. 1735PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G. A.), J.
Petitioner, Donald Paul Griffin, seeks writs of mandamus and prohibition directed to the Superior Court of Stanislaus County after denial by that court of multiple pretrial motions on the eve of his second trial on a murder charge. He also seeks reversal of the trial court’s order fixing bond for petitioner in the sum of $150,000 cash or corporate surety or $300,000 personal undertaking.
On August 22, 1969, petitioner was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury and he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court (Pen. Code, § 190.1). His appeal to this court…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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