Pogosyan v. Appellate Div. of the Superior Court of L. A. Cnty.

*632A defendant charged with a misdemeanor has a right under Penal Code 1 section 1382 to be brought to trial within 45 days after arraignment if the defendant is not in custody at that time.2 ( § 1382, subd. (a)(3).) If, however, the defendant requests or consents to the setting of a trial date after that 45-day period, the defendant must be brought to trial "on the date set for trial or within 10 days thereafter." ( § 1382, subd. (a)(3)(B).) If the defendant is not brought to trial within those time periods, the case against the defendant must be dismissed unless good cause for the delay is…