Legal Opinion
People v. Fay
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 22, 1986No. A031727PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SABRAW, J.
The only issue presented on this appeal by the People from an order of the superior court denying their motion pursuant to Penal Code section 871.5 1 to reinstate the complaint against respondent Steven Fay is whether, as a matter of law, the magistrate who conducted respondent’s preliminary examination erred in dismissing the complaint. As will be shown, we conclude that such error did occur and that the order must therefore be reversed.
Procedure and Evidence
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