California Court of Appeal

Petition for writ of mandate brought by prosecution seeking to amend information to allege aggravating circumstances and secure a jury trial of those aggravating circumstances is denied as the California Supreme Court has disapproved of a similar procedure in People v. Sandoval, 41 Cal.4th 825 (2007), decided after the petition was filed in this case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2007
• Published 01/18/2008

Judges

• COOPER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steve Cooley, District Attorney of Los Angeles County, Brentford J. Ferreira and Jessica Goulden, Deputy District Attorneys, for Petitioner., Michael P. Judge, Public Defender of Los Angeles County, Jeff Treloar and Albert J. Menaster, Deputy Public Defenders, for Real Party in Interest, Demetrious Lamont Brooks.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.