Williams v. Superior Court

The petition of Jack Mitchell Williams is in form one for a writ of prohibition or other appropriate writ. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, the proceeding will result in the issuance of a writ of mandamus. If a writ of prohibition is uncalled for but the facts warrant positive relief, a writ of mandate may issue (Proctor & Gamble Mfg. Co. v. Superior Court, 124 Cal.App.2d 157 [268 P.2d 199]); a writ of mandate has been heretofore granted when petitioner was denied his constitutional right to counsel (Vasquez v. District Court of Appeal, 59 Cal.2d 585 [30 Cal.Rptr. 467, 381 P.2d…