Barsamyan
Barsamyan v. Appellate Div. of Superior Ct.
Opinion
Opinion
Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Debbie Lew, Assistant Deputy Attorney, Sunnie Lee Daniels and Katherine H. MacKenzie, Deputy City Attorneys, for Real Party in Interest.
Petitioner seeks an order requiring the appellate division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court to issue its order instructing the trial court to dismiss a pending misdemeanor prosecution against her pursuant to Penal Code [1] section 1382, subdivision (a)(3)(B).
More particularly, we are called upon to determine whether the 10-day "grace period" set forth in section 1382 was exceeded in violation of petitioner's statutory right to a speedy trial, thereby requiring the pending misdemeanor prosecution to be dismissed. For the reasons hereafter stated, the petition is denied.
In a misdemeanor complaint filed June 1, 2005, petitioner Vardui Rose Barsamyan ("Barsamyan") was charged with a single count of grand theft in violation of Penal Code section 487, subdivision (a). Respondent is the appellate division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court and has not appeared in this writ proceeding. Los Angeles City Attorney Rockard J. Delgadillo represents Real Party in Interest the People of the…