Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 1991No. C012079PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
Petitioner (defendant) seeks a writ of mandate commanding the respondent superior court to order the magistrate, a judge of the municipal court, to direct the People to conduct a “voice-only” lineup to ascertain if the victim of crimes charged against defendant can identify her assailant’s voice from among the voices of defendant and others. We shall hold that it is within the discretion of the magistrate so to direct the People and we shall grant extraordinary relief accordingly.
On June 7,1991, defendant was charged by a felony complaint filed in the municipal court with…
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