California v. Super. Ct.
Annotate this CaseThe State filed a petition for writ of mandate and/or prohibition challenging the superior court’s order that it acted outside of its jurisdiction. This petition arose over the court's decision that though the real party in interest, inmate Ricky Burton, posed an unreasonable risk of danger, Burton's' petition to continue sentencing for two years to give him an opportunity to demonstrate that he no longer posed a danger to public safety. The Court of Appeal agreed with the State that the superior court acted without statutory authority, and accordingly, granted the State's petition and directed the superior court to deny Burton's petition for resentencing.
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