Can a motion to dismiss be dismissed on the grounds that the motion is invalid on other grounds?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pogosyan v. Appellate Div. of the Superior Court of L. A. Cnty., 237 Cal.Rptr.3d 630, 26 Cal.App.5th 1028 (Cal. App. 2018):
It appears the trial court's denial of the motion to dismiss was correct, even though it was not for the reason noted above. Although the trial court's rationale in denying the motion may have been incorrect, we need not disturb the ruling when it is correct in law on other grounds. ( People v. Smithey (1999) 20 Cal.4th 936, 971-972 [86 Cal.Rptr.2d 243, 978 P.2d 1171].)"
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