NICHOLS v. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

Docket No. B036238.

223 Cal.App.3d 1236 (1990)

273 Cal. Rptr. 84

ROBERT NICHOLS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

September 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robinson, Robinson & Phillips, Mark P. Robinson and John D. Rowell for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Steven M. Woodside, County Counsel, and Vanessa A. Zecher, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

ASHBY, Acting P.J.

In this case we hold that a county sheriff has discretion to revoke a license to carry a concealed firearm issued pursuant to Penal Code section 12050. In connection with such revocation, the sheriff is not required to hold a "due process hearing," because the licensee has no constitutionally protected "property" or other interest in such a license.

The Sheriff of Santa Clara County issued to plaintiff...

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