HARRIS v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 23595.

19 Cal.3d 786 (1977)

567 P.2d 750

140 Cal. Rptr. 318

EMILY MONTAGUE HARRIS et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

August 24, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Leonard I. Weinglass, Mark D. Rosenbaum, Jill Jakes, Fred Okrand, Gary Sowards, Susan B. Jordan, Cumings & Jordan, Charles C. Marson, Margaret C. Crosby and Alan L. Schlosser for Petitioners.

Michael E. Ballachey, Lincoln N. Mintz, James J. Brosnahan, Stanley J. Friedman, Lucy K. McCabe and Gordon H. Armstrong as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Edward P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, William D. Stein and Herbert F. Wilkinson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent and for Real Party in Interest.

Richard J. Moore, County Counsel (Alameda), James E. Jefferis, Assistant County Counsel, and Adam Seth Ferber, Deputy County Counsel, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

MANUEL, J.

Petitioners Emily Montague Harris and William Taylor Harris, defendants in a pending criminal proceeding wherein they are charged with multiple felony violations, seek a writ of prohibition and/or mandate compelling respondent superior court to vacate its appointment of certain attorneys to represent them in the said proceeding and to appoint as assigned counsel certain...

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