California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ochoa, A153105 (Cal. App. 2020):
The decision to hold an evidentiary hearing on a motion for new trial is a discretionary one. (People v. Williams (1997) 16 Cal.4th 635, 686.) Appellant contends the trial court mistakenly thought it lacked discretion to
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