Attorney Allen Bloom seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent his contempt trial. For the reasons set forth below we issue the writ.
On January 22, 1986, Bloom was conducting jury voir dire during a hearing under Penal Code section 1368 regarding his client's competence to stand trial. Bloom asked a prospective juror the type of criminal case on which the juror had previously sat. The trial court...
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