CUMMISKEY v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. S024295.

3 Cal.4th 1018 (1992)

839 P.2d 1059

13 Cal. Rptr.2d 551

MICHELLE CUMMISKEY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

November 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Farris N. Salamy, Christie S. Warren and Quin Denvir for Petitioner.

John T. Philipsborn as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson and Michael Weinberger, Assistant Attorneys General, and W. Scott Thorpe, Deputy Attorney General, for Real Party in Interest.

John J. Meehan, Kent S. Scheidegger and Charles L. Hobson as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

LUCAS, C.J.

The Grand Jury of the County of Sacramento returned an indictment charging petitioner with the first degree murder of Philip Inhofer in violation of Penal Code section 187 (all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise stated), and with use of a deadly and dangerous weapon (a knife) in violation of section 12022. The indictment further alleged the...

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