Legal Opinion
People v. Sanford
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
Decided April 13, 1988No. Crim. A. No. 25017PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*Supp. 3Opinion
WOODS, J.
Statement of the Case
Appellant was charged by misdemeanor complaint, executed on December 10, 1986, with a violation of Penal Code section 159, barratry, alleged to have been committed “on or about and between June 4, 1985 and July 17, 1986.” Appellant entered a plea of nolo contendere on December 17, 1986, at which time probation was denied and appellant was fined $1,000.
On December 29, 1986, the court vacated and set aside the December 17, 1986, conviction and sentence, upon discovery by the prosecution that section 159 of the Penal Code pertained to the proof…
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