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PEOPLE v. BONNETTA

No. S159133.

46 Cal.4th 143 (2009)

___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___

___ P.3d ___

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THOMAS BONNETTA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

April 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Kochly, District Attorney, Dana L. Filkowski, Arvon J. Perteet and Greg W. Chambers, Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Steve Condie, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Respondent Thomas Bonnetta.

Violet Elizabeth Grayson, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Respondent Michael Wilen.

OPINION

WERDEGAR, J.

Penal Code section 1385, subdivision (a) provides in relevant part: "The judge . . . may, either of his or her own motion or upon the application of the prosecuting attorney, and in furtherance of justice, order an action to be dismissed."1 The discretion thereby conferred on the trial courts includes the discretion to dismiss or strike an enhancement in the furtherance of justice. (People v. Superior...

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