Legal Opinion
Berardi v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 6, 2007No. D049444PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HALLER, J.
George H. Berardi filed a pretrial motion to dismiss a grand jury indictment charging him with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The trial court denied the motion, and Berardi petitioned for writ of mandate, requesting that the trial court be ordered to grant his dismissal motion. He contends dismissal is required under Penal Code 1 section 939.71 because the prosecution failed to properly and fully notify the grand jury of the existence of exculpatory evidence. He also asserts dismissal is required on due process grounds, contending the prosecution engaged in…
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