Legal Opinion

Batey v. Superior Court of L.A. Cty.

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 25, 1977No. Civ. 50106PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HASTINGS, J.

The petitioner herein seeks a writ of mandamus compelling respondent court to dismiss a pending indictment because the matter was not brought to trial within the time periods specified in section 1382 of the Penal Code.

The procedural facts are these: Petitioner and a codefendant were indicted on December 11, 1975, on eight counts of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 1) and nine counts of violating section 29100 of the Corporations Code (’’bucketing”). Trial was first scheduled for April 29, 1976. A continuance was sought by both the People and the codefendant, the former…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Sykes v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. KesselCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
  4. People v. Superior Court (Lerma)California Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. People v. YniquezAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1974

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. SuttonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  3. State v. ToneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  4. Greenberger v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. People v. Bilbrey, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API