Lewis v. Superior Court

Opinion

FEINBERG, J.

These two writ petitions are consolidated on appeal because they raise a single identical issue arising from action by the Alameda County Superior Court.

The issue raised is whether statutory speedy trial rights were abridged when the primary cause for delay was a trial judge training session attended by a substantial number of judges. Specifically, the question is whether this reason supports an implicit finding of “good cause” for trial beyond the statutory limits set by Penal Code section 1382. We conclude that under the circumstances of this case good cause was not shown…