Supreme Court of California

Two prior dismissals of a misdemeanor complaint are required before felony prosecution for the same offense will be barred.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2005
• Published 01/10/2005

Judges

• WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Marlin G. Stapleton, Jr., Marlin G. Stapleton, Jr., Tustin;  Law Offices of Robert M. Dykes and Robert M. Dykes, Tustin, for Petitioner., Carl C. Holmes, Public Defender (Orange), Deborah A. Kwast, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Kevin J. Phillips and Lee Blumen, Deputy Public Defenders, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Michael P. Judge, Public Defender (Los Angeles) and John Hamilton Scott, Deputy Public Defender, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Tony Rackauckas, District Attorney, and Brian N. Gurwitz, Deputy District Attorney, for Real Party in Interest., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Patti W. Ranger and Lise Jacobson, Deputy Attorneys General, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.