HATCH v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. D032423.

94 Cal.Rptr.2d 453 (2000)

80 Cal.App.4th 170

David Irving HATCH, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of San Diego County, Respondent; The People, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing April 26, 2000.

Review Denied July 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Boyce and Laura G. Schaefer, San Diego, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

John T. Philipsborn, San Francisco, Amicus Curiae on behalf of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice for Petitioner.

Cynthia M. Sorman, Diane Nichols and Neil F. Auwarter, San Diego, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Appellate Defenders, Inc., for Petitioner.

Office of the District Attorney, Paul J. Pfingst, District Attorney, Patricia Atwill, Thomas F. Mcardle and James E. Atkins, Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. Horst and Arlene Aquintey Sevidal, Deputy Attorneys General, Amicus Curiae for Real Party in Interest.


BENKE, Acting P.J.

Petitioner David Irving Hatch challenges his being held to answer on many charges of transmitting harmful matter over the Internet to a child in an attempt to seduce the child. Hatch argues, among other points, that a decision of the United States Supreme Court, Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997) 521 U.S. 844, 117 S.Ct. 2329, 138 L.Ed.2d 874 (Reno), requires we order the bulk of the charges...

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