Legal Opinion
Corona v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 1972No. Civ. 13266PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRIEDMAN, Acting P. J.
An indictment filed in the Superior Court of Sutter County charges Juan Vallejo Corona with 25 murders. He pleaded not guilty and sought a change of venue, contending that pretrial publicity had prejudiced his right to a fair trial in Sutter County. The trial court denied the motion. He seeks a writ of mandate directing that court to order a change of venue to another county.
We turn initially to the standard governing our decision: When printed and broadcast pretrial publicity creates a reasonable likelihood that a fair trial cannot be had, the trial court should…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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