Legal Opinion

Dudley v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 24, 1974No. Civ. 42978PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FILES, P. J.

A complaint filed by the district attorney charged petitioner with murder (Pen. Code, § 187). After a preliminary examination the magistrate expressed his opinion that no malice had been shown, and he held petitioner to answer for the crime of manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192). The district attorney, purporting to act under the authority of Penal Code section 739, 1 filed an information in the superior court charging murder. Petitioner’s motion in the superior court to dismiss this information was denied. Petitioner now asks this court to order the superior court to require…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. UhlemannCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Jones v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People v. TubbyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  4. People v. MattisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Taylor v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. EitzenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  2. People v. LipinskiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
  3. People v. PartlowCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
  4. People v. Superior Court (Quinteros)California Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. People v. Superior Court (Day)California Court of Appeal · 1985

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