Legal Opinion
Schaeffer v. Municipal Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 8, 1968No. Civ. No. 32036PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtFourt, J.
—This is an appeal by the People, as real party in interest, from a writ of prohibition granted by the superior court to Harry Edward Schaeffer, ordering the municipal court “to absolutely and permanently desist and refrain from the trial” to determine whether Schaeffer was guilty of drunk driving.
The People dispute the conclusion of the trial court that Schaeffer, earlier arrested and charged with misdemeanor drunk driving, was deprived of his right to counsel in violation of the due process clause of the federal Constitution. We have determined that the writ of prohibition was improperly…
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