Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court (Martin)
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 8, 1979No. Civ. 47374PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, Acting P. J.
We issued an alternative writ of mandate on the petition of the People, in order to determine whether the superior court abused its discretion in ordering recusal, i.e., disqualification, of the district attorney from further representation of the People in a case where one Gary Moto Martin stands charged with murder and arson of a dwelling house.
On March 12, 1979, a petition was filed with the juvenile court, under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, alleging the arrest of Martin for the murder of his wife, who was the mother of his infant child. It was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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