LEE v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S077289.

91 Cal.Rptr.2d 509 (2000)

22 Cal.4th 41

989 P.2d 1277

Randolph LEE, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; The People, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

January 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Judge, Public Defender, Michael Allensworth and John Hamilton Scott, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Gil Garcetti, District Attorney, George M. Palmer, Joseph N. Sorrentino and William Woods, Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.


GEORGE, C.J.

Petitioner Randolph Lee faces trial for "falsely personat[ing] another in either his private or official capacity, and in such assumed character" doing "any other act whereby ... any benefit might accrue to the party personating...." (Pen.Code, § 529, subd. 3; all undesignated statutory references are to this code.) We granted review to decide whether this statute may be violated by impersonating1 someone who is, at the...

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