California Court of Appeal

An order only partially limiting juror contact by defendant (or anyone acting on his behalf) is not appealable, as it is not an order which affects the people's substantial rights under Penal Code section 1238(a)(5).

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/07/2002
• Published 06/10/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner and Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Arnold O. Overoye, Assistant Attorney General, and Brian R. Means, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Laurence, Cristina Bordé, Melissa Hooper;  Lynne S. Coffin, State Public Defender, and Kent Barkhurst, Deputy State Public Defender, under appointments by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Respondent.