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PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

No. H049698.

87 Cal.App.5th 1087 (2023)

304 Cal. Rptr. 3d 251

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALAN CHRISTOPHER ORTIZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

January 26, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maggie Shrout , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Rob Bonta , Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Laurence , Assistant Attorney General, Donna M. Provenzano , and Melissa A. Meth , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

Under Penal Code section 1385,1 trial courts have long had broad discretion to dismiss a charge or allegation "in furtherance of justice." (See People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497, 530-531 [53 Cal.Rptr.2d 789, 917 P.2d...

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