SATELE v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S248492.

7 Cal.5th 852 (2019)

WILLIAM TUPUA SATELE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

July 18, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanger Swysen & Dunkle, Robert M. Sanger and Stephen K. Dunkle for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Jackie Lacey , District Attorney, Phyllis C. Asayama and Scott D. Collins , Deputy District Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

Petitioner, William Tupua Satele, asked the superior court to release ballistics evidence for expert testing in preparation for filing a habeas corpus petition. The court denied the request under the authority of Penal Code section 1054.9, which governs discovery in habeas corpus proceedings involving certain judgments...

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