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PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. S271877.

14 Cal.5th 530 (2023)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAJAH BROWN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

March 27, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Robinson , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Xavier Becerra and Rob Bonta , Attorneys General, Lance E. Winters , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Laurence , Assistant Attorney General, Seth K. Schalit and Bridget Billeter , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

As part of their inherent power to control the litigation before them, trial courts enjoy broad discretion to deny continuances unsupported by a showing of good cause. However, established case law holds that it is an abuse of discretion to deny a trial continuance, solely because good cause is lacking, when...

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