Supreme Court of California

A judgment reversing dismissal of a prosecution against a city council member, which arose from her conduct in securing a position of city manager, is affirmed where: 1) an in limine ruling by the trial court could be reviewed on appeal; and 2) the defense of entrapment by estoppel was not available under the offer of proof contained in the record.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/08/2007
• Published 02/08/2007

Judges

• CORRIGAN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steve Cooley, District Attorney, George M. Palmer, Head Deputy District Attorney, Patrick D. Moran, Brent Riggs, Brentford J. Ferreira and Phyllis C. Asayama, Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nasatir, Hirsch, Podberesky & Genego, Michael D. Nasatir, Santa Monica, Tariq A. Khero;  and John L. Ryan, for Defendant and Respondent., Michael P. Judge, Public Defender (Los Angeles) and John Hamilton Scott, Deputy Public Defender, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.