Legal Opinion
Hollis v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 1985No. Civ. 24030PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
In his petition for writ of prohibition, Robert Dwayne Hollis seeks pretrial review of the respondent court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the murder charge against him pursuant to Penal Code section 1382. So far as relevant here, that section provides: “The court, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, must order the action to be dismissed in the following cases: .... [f] 2. When a defendant is not brought to trial in a superior court within 60 days after the finding of the indictment or filing of the information . . . .”
On February 21, 1984, the district attorney…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. TealeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Rhinehart v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Sanchez v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
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