Does a certificate of probable cause need to be granted?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Harper, C072762 (Cal. App. 2014):

The trial court denied defendant's request for a certificate of probable cause, and this court subsequently denied defendant's petition for writ of mandate seeking an order requiring the trial court to grant his request for a certificate of probable cause (Harper v. Superior Court (June 5, 2014, C076114) [nonpub. order].)

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