Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1999No. C030752PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, P. J.
—Petitioner James Scott Barrett seeks a writ of mandate directing respondent Yolo County Superior Court to vacate its order disallowing a peremptory challenge (Code Civ. Proc., § 170.6) to the Honorable Timothy L. Fall. (Further section references are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless specified otherwise.) Petitioner contends, and the People concede, Judge Fall erred in denying the challenge on the ground that it was untimely because Judge Fall had presided at petitioner’s preliminary hearing. We shall issue a peremptory writ of mandate.
Background
Petitioner was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Solberg v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. SlaughterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. DeJesusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
- People v. Abdul Y.California Court of Appeal · 1982
- People v. Superior Court (Williams)California Court of Appeal · 1992
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