Legal Opinion
Bloom v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 10, 1986No. D004652PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, Acting P. J.
Attorney Allen Bloom seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent his contempt trial. For the reasons set forth below we issue the writ.
On January 22, 1986, Bloom was conducting jury voir dire during a hearing under Penal Code section 1368 regarding his client’s competence to stand trial. Bloom asked a prospective juror the type of criminal case on which the juror had previously sat. The trial court ruled the question was improper and directed Bloom to “move to a different area” of inquiry. Bloom failed to comply with the court’s order. After making several requests of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Goodenough v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Cooper v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Gallagher v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- United Nuclear Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Raiden v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
- McCann v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
- Boysaw v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
- In Re BaroldiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- In Re KreitmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995