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Gardner v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 18, 2010No. A125861PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RICHMAN, J.

Penal Code section 987.9 (section 987.9) provides that in “the trial of a capital case . . . [an] indigent defendant . . . may request the court for funds for . . . investigators, experts, and others for the preparation ... of the defense.” Apparently for years, the Contra Costa County Superior Court entertained section 987.9 requests by indigent defendants charged in special circumstances murders even when the requests were made before the preliminary hearing. Petitioner Raymond Gardner, charged with special circumstances murder, moved in 2009 for section 987.9 funds, a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Bobby v. Van HookSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. BoxCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. MattsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. California High-Speed Rail Authority v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014

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