People v. Superior Court (Corona)

Opinion

RICHARDSON, J.

Following reversal of his conviction on 25 counts of first degree murder because of his trial counsel’s incompetence and conflict of interest, defendant Juan Corona was permitted to relitigate his earlier unsuccessful challenges to two search warrants which had produced evidence leading to his conviction. The People (hereinafter petitioner), protesting relitigation of the search issues, and contending in any event that the search warrants were properly obtained and executed, seek a writ of mandate to set aside the trial court’s order suppressing much of the evidence…