Chamblin v. Municipal Court

Opinion

REYNOSO, J. *

Appellant argues that the People are collaterally es-topped from proceeding with the criminal charges because in a prior probation revocation hearing the trial judge did not find those charges to be true. He appeals from the superior court’s denial of his petition for a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondent municipal court from proceeding with charges of certain violations of the Vehicle Code. We affirm the ruling of the superior court.

I

There is no dispute as to the factual background. In November 1977, appellant was convicted by the Stockton Municipal Court of a…