Chambers
Chambers v. Municipal Court
Opinion
Opinion
Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Edward P. O'Brien, Assistant Attorney General, Derald E. Granberg, Clifford K. Thompson, Jr., and Martin S. Kaye, Deputy Attorneys General, for Real Party in Interest and Appellant.
James C. Hooley, Public Defender, John M. Pace, Craig Goldman, Michael G. Millman and Robert H. Betzenderfer, Assistant Public Defenders, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
Paul N. Halvonik, State Public Defender, Clifton R. Jeffers, Chief Assistant State Public Defender, and Philip A. Schnayerson, Deputy State Public Defender, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.
No appearance for Defendant and Respondent.
OPINION
CHRISTIAN, J.
The People have appealed from judgments for issuance of writs of prohibition restraining the municipal court (Oakland-Piedmont) from entertaining criminal proceedings against Cathy Chambers and Beverly Titus in one case and against Valerie Alma Littleton and Pamela Sheryl Gurske in the other case for allegedly violating Penal Code section 416 (refusal to disperse).
The superior court issued writs after respondents had in the municipal court demurred to the face of the…