Legal Opinion
Younger v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 1978No. Civ. 52548PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COBEY, Acting P. J.
The issue posed by this writ proceeding is whether respondent superior court abused its discretion on December 5, 1977 in recusing the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from prosecuting the case of People v. Edgar Lee Warren (L.A. Super. Ct. No. 309694) on the motion of both Warren and the district attorney, the real parties in interest herein. Respondent court based its recusal order solely upon the facts that Warren is represented by the law firm of Atkins, Evans & Wagner, successor law firm to Cochran, Atkins & Evans, 2 and the said Cochran (Johnnie L., Jr.)…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. Superior Court (Greer)California Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. RhodesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. LatigueArizona Supreme Court · 1972
- State v. ChambersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Fox v. ShapiroNew York Supreme Court · 1975
3Cited by27 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Younger v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Chadwick v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
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