BELTON v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CTY.

Docket No. B071940.

19 Cal.App.4th 1279 (1993)

24 Cal. Rptr.2d 34

ERIC BELTON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

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

October 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Mari Morsel for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Gil Garcetti, District Attorney, George M. Palmer and Otis L. Hubbard, Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

EPSTEIN, Acting P.J.

In this mandate petition, Eric Belton challenges the granting of the People's motion to consolidate two murder cases for trial. He argues that while the two offenses are of the same class, their joinder will result in substantial prejudice to him, thus rendering consolidation improper.

Petitioner's argument relies on case law which preceded the...

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