Legal Opinion
Landrum v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided October 8, 1981No. L.A. 31305PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BIRD, C. J.
May an individual be legally held to answer on a felony charge after successive complaints charging identical offenses were filed against him and his preliminary examination was not held within the statutory 10 court days of his in-custody arraignment on the first complaint?
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On January 28, 1980, petitioner was arrested for a violation of Penal Code section 459 (burglary).1 On January 31st, while still in custody, he was arraigned on a felony complaint charging him with burglary and he pleaded not guilty. The public defender was appointed to represent him and a preliminary…
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