Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Municipal Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 1965No. Civ. 22285PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRAY, J. *
Petition for writ of prohibition (or other proper remedy) to restrain respondent municipal court from proceeding with prosecution of petitioner for violation of section 270, Penal Code (wilful failure to support minor child).
Questions Presented
1. Will prohibition or mandamus lie?
2. The proper interpretation of section 270e Penal Code.
3. Is an interlocutory decree of divorce determining paternity res judicata in a criminal proceeding ?
Record
Petitioner was charged with wilful failure to support his minor child, Delbert Wayne, by complaint filed in the municipal court. On the date set…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Sealfon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. TurnipseedSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- United States v. OppenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Salas v. CortezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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- United States v. Oscar Meza-SoriaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Franklin v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
- State v. YelliNebraska Supreme Court · 1995
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