Legal Opinion
People v. Mejia
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 22, 1976No. Docket Nos. 8081, 14473PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
AULT, J.
The People appeal from a dismissal pursuant to Penal Code section 1385 granted when they could not comply with the court’s order to produce two material witnesses for trial. The witnesses had been deported to Mexico by the United States Immigration Service following their release from state custody.
Also pending before this court is the petition of defendant Mejia for a writ of mandate to review the court’s earlier order denying his motion to compel disclosure of an informant (4 Civ. No. 14473). Consideration of the petition was deferred pending resolution of the appeal, but at…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- People v. KiihoaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- United States v. Manuel Mendez-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- People v. GolidayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
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