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Marler v. Municipal Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 26, 1980No. Civ. 22318PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STANIFORTH, J.

Robert Clifton Marler, Kenneth L. Bryant and Dolye M. Russell sought a writ to prohibit the municipal court from proceeding with trial of misdemeanor obscenity charges. The superior court denied their petition and this appeal followed.

The facts are undisputed. The San Diego City Attorney filed separate misdemeanor obscenity cases (Pen. Code, § 311.2, subd. (a)) against Gary Bartanen and the three appellants; each involved the same sale of an allegedly obscene magazine on December 7, 1978. After negotiating a plea with Bartanen, the People moved to dismiss the cases…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  3. People v. RingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
  4. Collins v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. Thacker v. MarshallCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. People v. HamptonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019

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