People v. Superior Court of Riverside County

Opinion

RAMIREZ, P. J.

—Having read and considered the petition, the informal response we requested, and additional briefing as described below, as well as the record provided by both parties, we conclude the petition lacks merit. Our order requesting an informal response notified the parties that ‘“[t]he court may issue a peremptory writ in the first instance, or the court may deny the petition by a written opinion on the merits that determines a cause and constitutes law of the case.” All parties received ‘“due notice” (Code Civ. Proc., § 1088), and ‘“it appears that the petition and opposing…