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People v. Massey

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 21, 2000No. B129486PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ABBE, J. *

The People appeal from an order of the trial court denying their motion to reinstate a felony complaint charging respondent Eugene Jamar Massey with murder. (Pen. Code, §§ 871.5, 1238, subd. (a)(9), 1387.1.) The People contend the trial court misinterpreted the applicable standard under section 1387.1 and erroneously precluded it from filing the felony complaint against respondent. We agree and reverse.

Procedural Background

In November of 1997, respondent was charged by felony complaint with the murder of Darryl Johnson (case No. TA037229). The complaint also alleged that in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bettencourt v. Los Rios Community College DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Tapp v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. TrujequeCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Miller v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. People v. NottoliCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. People v. LoveCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  5. People v. FigueroaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017

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