San Jose Mercury-News v. Municipal Court
California Supreme Court
Harry J. Delizonna for Real Parties in Interest.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NEWMAN, Acting C. J.
The San Jose Mercury-News sought mandate to compel respondent Otis, a judge of the Sunnyvale-Cupertino Municipal Court who presided over a preliminary hearing in a felony complaint (People v. Garza et al., No. C80-25432), to vacate his order closing the hearing under Penal Code section 868 and to issue a new order opening the hearing to media and public. The order is challenged on the ground that section 868, which requires a closed hearing at defendant’s request, is an unconstitutional infringement on the public’s right to attend. We conclude that petitioner’s…
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