VARDUI ROSE BARSAMYAN, Petitioner,
v.
APPELLATE DIVISION OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent;
THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.
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August 7, 2008.
August 7, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael P. Judge, Public Defender, Karen Nash and John Hamilton Scott, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner.
Gary Windom, Public Defender (Riverside), and Richard V. Myers, Deputy Public Defender, for Law Offices of the Riverside County Public Defender as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Rockard J. Delgadilo, City Attorney, Debbie Lew, Assistant City Attorney, Sunnie Lee Daniels, Katharine H. MacKenzie and Candice I. Horikawa, Deputy City Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.
Steve Cooley, District Attorney (Los Angeles), Lael R. Rubin, Phyllis C. Asayama and Tracey Lopez, Deputy District Attorneys, for Los Angeles County District Attorney as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
Supreme Court of California.
OPINION
GEORGE, C. J.
The present case requires us to construe the statutory speedy trial provisions contained in Penal Code section 1382, subdivision (a) (section 1382(a)).1 The statute requires dismissal of an action if, absent demonstrated good cause, a defendant is not brought to trial within a specified period following arraignment or plea. For persons such as petitioner who are charged with misdemeanors and...
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