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Adams v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 13, 1972No. Civ. 40086PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FORD, P. J.

This is a proceeding in mandamus to compel the superior court to vacate its order denying petitioner’s motion to quash the petit jury panel,1 by which motion he challenged the manner in which jurors are selected for the Central District of the court, and to make an order granting that motion.

The criminal case in which the motion was made is pending in the Central District, one of the nine districts of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. By a consolidated information containing 17 counts, petitioner is accused of the commission of various felonies. The crimes with which…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. People v. PowellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  3. Hursey Davis v. Warden, Joliet Correctional Institution at Stateville Michael Lane, Director, Department of Corrections, State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. People v. TaylorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. People v. StandiferCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974

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