People v. Newton

Opinion

RYLAARSDAM, J.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, the People of the State of California, purports to appeal from an order consolidating four counts of an information into a single count. This is not an appealable order. But, as we advised the parties, we will treat the appeal as a petition for a writ of mandate as plaintiff lacks an adequate remedy at law. (See Olson v. Cory (1983) 35 Cal.3d 390, 401 [197 Cal.Rptr. 843, 673 P.2d 720]; Rogers v. Municipal Court (1988) 197 Cal.App.3d 1314, 1317 [243 Cal.Rptr. 530].)

Defendant Stephen Robert Newton allegedly was involved in a hit-and-run accident.…