Legal Opinion
Silva v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 1975No. Civ. 46121PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OlNION
STEPHENS, J.
Ricardo Silva (petitioner), the duly recognized consul of the Republic of Mexico in Los Angeles, 1 was charged by indictment with conspiring to commit the crime of soliciting business for an attorney (“capping”), in violation of Penal Code section 182. 2 The criminal activity was alleged to have taken place between December 28, 1971, and June 30, 1974, during which time petitioner was serving in his capacity as a consul. As a result of the indictment, an action entitled People of the State of California v. Ricardo Silva, et al., No. A-310545, was instituted against…
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