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ALCALA v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. G036911.

55 Cal.Rptr.3d 337 (2007)

147 Cal.App.4th 1492

Rodney James ALCALA, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Orange County, Respondent; People of the State of California, Real Party In Interest.

Court of Appeal of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

February 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Schwartzberg, Tustin, and George Peters, Santa Monica, for Petitioner and Defendant.

No appearance for Respondent.

Tony Rackaukas, Orange County District Attorney, and Brian N. Gurwitz, Deputy District Attorney, for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

SILLS, P.J.

Rodney James Alcala petitions us for an alternative writ of prohibition or mandate to prevent his single trial on multiple charges of murder which occurred in both Los Angeles County and Orange County. Originally, Alcala faced the single prosecution for the kidnapping and murder of 12year-old Robin Samsoe that occurred in Orange County in 1979. He was convicted, and the death penalty was...

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