Hampton v. Municipal Court

Appellant petitioned the court below for a writ of prohibition to restrain the Municipal Court of the Pasadena Judicial District from trying him upon a charge of violating section 14601 of the Vehicle Code by driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway at a time when his operator’s license had been revoked. The complaint alleges three prior convictions of appellant on the same charge.

As will be shown, appellant contrived to lay the foundation for his present contention that further prosecution of the pending charge is barred by the provisions of Penal Code section 654 which prohibit…