Jones v. Superior Court

Opinion

WRIGHT, C.J.

Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismiss an information charging him with sale of heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11501), or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition to prevent respondent court from proceeding with the prosecution. Petitioner moved to dismiss the information on the grounds that he had been denied his right to a speedy trial and that further prosecution of the action would deny him due process of law. After an evidentiary hearing, respondent court denied the motion.

Harry Andrews, a Los Angeles police officer, worked as an…