Vukman v. Superior Court

Opinion

GRODIN, J.

On July 30, 1977, Leslie Edward King was working as a bartender at Woodham’s Bar. At 2 a.m. he heard a noise like a firecracker, turned around, and saw a man pointing a gun at him. The man threw a sack at the victim and said, “Give me the money.” King complied, and the man left.

Over two years later, on August 10, 1979, petitioner was held to answer for this crime 1 on the basis of evidence introduced at a preliminary hearing on that date. Petitioner moved in the court below to dismiss the charges on the basis of insufficiency of the evidence (Pen. Code, § 995) and denial of…