Legal Opinion
Somers v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 15, 1973No. Civ. 13958PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.
The Sacramento County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Samuel D. Somers with involuntary manslaughter. (Pen. Code, § 192.) His motion to set aside the indictment under Penal Code section 995 was denied. Invoking Penal Code section 999a, he seeks a writ of prohibition, charging that the evidence before the grand jury did not supply reasonable or probable cause for his indictment.
Probable cause for an indictment is shown if a person of ordinary caution or prudence would be led to believe and conscientiously entertain a strong suspicion of the guilt of the accused; an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Loper v. MorrisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- People v. PennyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Greenberg v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by15 opinions
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