People v. Superior Court

Opinion

COOPER, P. J.

In this original proceeding, brought prior to a criminal trial, the People seek to amend an information to allege aggravating circumstances listed in California Rules of Court, rule 4.421 and secure a jury trial of those alleged aggravating circumstances. Our high court has disapproved of a similar procedure in People v. Sandoval (2007) 41 Cal.4th 825 [62 Cal.Rptr.3d 588, 161 P.3d 1146] (Sandoval), a case decided after the People *4filed their petition and after we issued an alternative writ. Following Sandoval, we deny the petition, dissolve the alternative writ, and vacate…