This appeal involves a habeas corpus proceeding brought for the purpose of permitting the trial court to consider appellant's request that it exercise Penal Code section 1385 discretion to dismiss special circumstance findings in a first degree murder case so as to make appellant eligible for parole. The writ was sought following the California Supreme Court's decision in People
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PEOPLE v. WARREN
179 Cal.App.3d 676 (1986)
224 Cal. Rptr. 746
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARY ELLEN WARREN, Defendant and Appellant.
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April 1, 1986.
April 1, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Frank O. Bell, Jr., State Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, and Robert Scarlett, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.
John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, and Eddie T. Keller and William Prahl, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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