Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court (Williams)
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 31, 1992No. C012131PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
The People seek a writ of prohibition restraining respondent Sacramento Superior Court from proceeding with trial of a criminal action before the Honorable James L. Long, and a writ of mandate directing respondent court to vacate its order disallowing a peremptory challenge to Judge Long and to issue an order allowing the challenge. We shall grant the People the relief they seek.
A Placer Superior Court jury convicted real party in interest (defendant) of murder (Pen. Code, § 187), rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (3)), robbery (Pen. Code, §211), kidnapping (Pen. Code, § 207),…
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