Parks v. Superior Court

Petitioner seeks the writ of prohibition to prevent the Superior Court in Alameda County from taking further proceedings on an information filed against him.

A complaint was filed against petitioner which charged grand theft of $2,463 from one Palmer; grand theft of 12,000 board feet of lumber of the reasonable value of $843.76; and the intentional writing of a bad check for $843.76 in payment (Pen. Code, § 476a). A preliminary examination was held and evidence was introduced as to each of the three counts.

Evidence as to the first grand theft count indicated that petitioner secured $2,463 from…