PEOPLE v. SENECA INS. CO.

No. S104487.

129 Cal.Rptr.2d 842 (2003)

29 Cal.4th 954

62 P.3d 81

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SENECA INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

February 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nunez & Bernstein and E. Alan Nunez, Fresno, for Defendant and Appellant.

Steve Cooley, District Attorney, Brent Riggs and Fred Klink, Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Kathleen Bales-Lange, County Counsel (Tulare) and Lawrence A. Perkes, Deputy County Counsel, for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.


BROWN, J.

In this case, we decide whether Penal Code1 section 1166, which governs release of a convicted defendant on bail pending sentencing, applies in the case of a conviction by guilty plea. We conclude that section 1166 does not apply in this context. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

Factual and Procedural Background

A criminal complaint filed on July 30, 1999, charged Seung Hyun Noh ...

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