California Court of Appeal

Double Jeopardy does not bar prosecution for willful detention and concealment of a minor child, under Pen. Code 278.5, even if it is a continuation of the crime of kidnapping and retaining a minor child that was subject to Double Jeopardy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/18/2002
• Published 01/18/2002

Judges

•  O'FARRELL, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, René A. Chacón, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Bridget Billeter, Nancy Tung, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Appellant, The People.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan Grossman, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Stockton, for Defendant and Respondent, Dragisa Lazarevich.