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Garcia v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 24, 1984No. G001611PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

TROTTER, P. J.

Petitioner Ernestine Garcia seeks a writ of prohibition preventing the superior court from taking any further action other than dismissing the felony charges against her. She claims the superior court erroneously denied her motion to dismiss based on unnecessary pretrial delay.

Petitioner was arrested for possession of heroin after a search warrant was executed at her home on January 20, 1983. At the jail, a matron conducting a booking search allegedly found additional balloons of heroin in petitioner’s pocket. Petitioner was released on bond prior to arraignment. As…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1984
  3. People v. HannonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Scherling v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Ibarra v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. MorrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. HartmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. Craft v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
  4. People v. MorrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Arriaga v. Super. Ct.California Court of Appeal · 2025

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