MUNICIPAL COURT v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. A039245.

199 Cal.App.3d 19 (1988)

244 Cal. Rptr. 591

THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE MARIN COUNTY JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF MARIN COUNTY et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MARIN COUNTY, Respondent; LINDA C. SINCLAIR et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

February 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Douglas J. Maloney, County Counsel, Jerry R. Herman, District Attorney, and Jacki C. Brown, Deputy District Attorney, for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Larry L. Heon, Public Defender, and Michael Marowitz, Deputy Public Defender, for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

CHANNELL, J.

This petition for writ of mandate presents the question of whether a court may require a defendant to reveal uncharged priors in order to enter a guilty plea.

The Marin County Municipal Court uses a written waiver form for defendants who wish to plead guilty to violations of section 23152, subdivisions (a) and (b) of the Vehicle Code, a section which prohibits driving while under the influence of an alcoholic...

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