Lyons v. Municipal Court for Central Judicial District

Opinion

MORRIS, J.

This appeal is from the denial by the superior court of appellant’s petition for writ of prohibition/mandate challenging the jurisdiction of the municipal court in a prosecution of the appellant for violation of Penal Code section 270 (failure to provide for minor children).

On February 24, 1975, a criminal complaint was filed in the municipal court against appellant Arthur Michael Lyons charging him with a violation of Penal Code section 270 (failure to provide), a misdemeanor.

On October 1, 1975, appellant entered a plea of guilty arid was placed on probation for three years…