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Stevenson v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 16, 1979No. Civ. 45917PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CHRISTIAN, J.

John Dewitt Stevenson seeks a writ (Pen. Code, § 999a) to restrain respondent superior court from taking any further action in a felony case pending against him other than to dismiss the information. We issue the writ because there was no competent evidence at the preliminary hearing supporting the order of the magistrate holding petitioner for trial.

On April 13, 1978, a complaint was filed in the municipal court charging petitioner with assault with intent to murder (Pen. Code, § 217) and assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245). Both counts arose out of an alleged…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Jennings v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  3. People v. HouseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
  4. People v. GibbsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
  5. Chambers v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Herbert v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  2. People v. BrockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  3. People v. CadoganCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  4. Bayramoglu v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  5. People v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998

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