Joy v. Superior Court

Dale F. Joy has appealed from the denial by the Superior Court of his petition for a writ of prohibition or, in the alternative, for a writ of mandamus. He was arrested on May 16, 1972, upon a charge of possession of certain drugs, a felony. On the same day, a preliminary hearing was held before a Justice of the Peace, who made a finding of probable cause for the accusation, and ordered Joy held for the Superior Court. Within a day or two thereafter, Joy filed his petition in Superior Court; it was denied on May 25, 1972. Meanwhile, on May 19, 1972, the appellant was indicted by the Grand…