Posted On: July 25, 2008
DISMISSALS FOR VIOLATION OF SPEEDY TRIAL BEFORE THE END OF THE LAST DAY
DISMISSALS FOR VIOLATION OF SPEEDY TRIAL BEFORE THE END OF THE LAST DAY
On the last day for trial in these misdemeanor cases, there just wasn't any court to send them to, so the judge dismissed them. The DA appealed. The Appellate Division affirms the dismissal, rejecting a slew of DA nonsense.
They say that the lack of courtrooms isn't good cause. Of note is their affirming a dismissal before the end of the court day, an issue we've always lost before.
People v. Cole; http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions; (7/25/08; Riverside App. Div.)
