Bowens v. Superior Court

Opinion

LUCAS, C. J.

In this case we resolve the issue of whether, in light of the June 5, 1990, adoption of an initiative measure designated on the ballot as Proposition 115 and identified as the “Crime Victims Justice Reform Act,” an indicted defendant is entitled to or may receive a postindictment preliminary hearing in the courts of this state. (See also Whitman v. Superior Court (1991) 54 Cal.3d 1063 [2 Cal.Rptr.2d, 160, 820 P.2d 262] [challenge to facial constitutionality of Prop. 115 provisions permitting hearsay testimony at preliminary hearings]; Izazaga v. Superior Court (1991) 54…