Effective January 1, 1998, the Judicial Council promulgated amendments to California Rules of Court, rule 39.1B (rule 39.1B) which, absent undefined "exceptional circumstances," purport to compel appellate courts to decide such petitions "on the merits by written opinion" after "issu[ance] of an Order to Show Cause or an Alternative Writ." We conclude these amendments are unconstitutional as inconsistent with...
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