People v. Superior Court (Jimenez)

28 Cal. 4th 798, 123 Cal. Rptr. 2d 31, 50 P.3d 743 (2002) · Supreme Court of California · August 1, 2002 · No. S099542

Summary

The California Supreme Court held that a prosecutor's peremptory challenge under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 does not make the judge who granted an earlier suppression motion unavailable to rehear the motion under Penal Code section 1538.5, subdivision (p). The court also held that a party may file in the superior court a writ petition challenging the validity of a peremptory challenge to a magistrate. The judgment of the Court of Appeal was reversed and the matter remanded.

Holdings

  1. A party may file in the superior court a petition for writ of mandate contesting the grant or denial of a motion to disqualify a magistrate.
  2. A prosecution peremptory challenge under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 does not make the judge or magistrate who granted the original suppression motion unavailable to hear the relitigated motion when Penal Code section 1538.5, subdivision (p), applies.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether a party may file in the superior court a petition for writ of mandate contesting the validity of a peremptory challenge to a magistrate.
  2. Whether Penal Code section 1538.5, subdivision (p), requires the same judge or magistrate who granted the original suppression motion to hear the relitigated motion notwithstanding the prosecution's peremptory challenge under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6.
  3. Whether a peremptory challenge makes the original judge or magistrate unavailable within the meaning of Penal Code section 1538.5, subdivision (p).

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded

Cases Cited (8)

  • Soil v. Superior Court, 55 Cal. App. 4th 872, 64 Cal. Rptr. 2d 319 (1997)(followed)
  • People v. Hull, 1 Cal. 4th 266, 2 Cal. Rptr. 2d 526, 820 P.2d 1036 (1991)(followed)
  • People v. Uhlemann, 9 Cal. 3d 662, 666-669, 108 Cal. Rptr. 657, 511 P.2d 609 (1973)(followed)
  • Solberg v. Superior Court, 19 Cal. 3d 182, 187-188, 137 Cal. Rptr. 460, 561 P.2d 1148 (1977)(followed)
  • Snukal v. Flightways Manufacturing, Inc., 23 Cal. 4th 754, 763 n.2, 98 Cal. Rptr. 2d 1, 3 P.3d 286 (2000)(followed)
  • In re Ramirez, 89 Cal. App. 4th 1312, 1315-1316, 108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 229 (2001)(followed)
  • Schlick v. Superior Court, 4 Cal. 4th 310, 14 Cal. Rptr. 2d 406, 841 P.2d 926 (1992)(limited)
  • Barnes v. Superior Court, 96 Cal. App. 4th 631, 117 Cal. Rptr. 2d 621 (2002)(followed)

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