Legal Opinion
Shorts v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided June 18, 2018No. B285710PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerluss, P.J.
*714Penal Code section 1054.91 establishes a mechanism for postconviction discovery of materials "in the possession of the prosecution and law enforcement authorities to which the same defendant would have been entitled at time of trial" in cases in which a sentence of death or life in prison without the possibility of parole has been imposed. In People v. Superior Court (Morales ) (2017) 2 Cal.5th 523, 213 Cal.Rptr.3d 581, 388 P.3d 811 ( Morales ) the Supreme Court held the superior court has jurisdiction pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 187 to grant a motion to preserve evidence…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- People v. PruntyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
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