PEOPLE v. LEWIS

Nos. 960183, 960185 and 960215.

939 P.2d 176 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Utah on the Relation of Thomas SMITH, Petitioner, v. Leslie A. LEWIS, Presiding Judge, Third District Court, Respondent. The PEOPLE of the State of Utah on the Relation of Keith JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. Leslie A. LEWIS, Presiding Judge, Third District Court, Respondent. The PEOPLE of the State of Utah on the Relation of John E. CODNER, Petitioner, v. Leslie A. LEWIS, Presiding Judge, Third District Court, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 13, 1996.


ORDER

ZIMMERMAN, Chief Justice.

Case numbers 960183, 960185, and 960215 are consolidated on the court's own motion for the purpose of deciding the identical petitions for mandamus filed in each.

The petitioners request a writ of mandamus requiring Judge Lewis to accept "criminal informations" purportedly filed pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 77-6-1. This section provides for the removal of certain public officials "for high crimes and misdemeanors...

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