PEOPLE v. HAJJAJ

No. S175307.

50 Cal.4th 1184 (2010)

117 Cal. Rptr. 3d 327

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FIRME HASSAN HAJJAJ, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

November 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rod Pacheco , District Attorney, Alan D. Tate and Matt Reilly , Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Douglas G. Benedon , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Respondent.

Michael P. Judge , Public Defender (Los Angeles) and John Hamilton Scott , Deputy Public Defender, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Gary Windom , Public Defender (Riverside), Joseph J. Martinez and William A. Meronek , Deputy Public Defenders, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

GEORGE, C. J.

In this case, as in People v. Engram (2010) 50 Cal.4th 1131 (Engram), the trial court concluded that on the last day established by Penal Code section 1382 for bringing this Riverside County criminal proceeding to trial, there were no courtrooms or judges available to try the case. Defendant objected to any further continuance and, at his request, the court scheduled...

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