Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in People v. SanMiguel. (Briefs here; oral argument video here.)
This will be the first Supreme Court decision concerning the landmark Code of Civil Procedure section 231.7, which the Legislature enacted “to put into place an effective procedure for eliminating the unfair exclusion of potential jurors based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or religious affiliation, or perceived membership in any of those groups, through the exercise of peremptory challenges.” (See here, here, and here.)
When the court granted review in December 2024, the court limited the issue to, “Did the trial court properly overrule defendant’s Code of Civil Procedure section 231.7 objection to the People’s peremptory challenge of a prospective juror?” More about the case here. Second District, Division Three, Court of Appeal Justice Anne H. Egerton is the pro tem.
This will be the seventh of nine early-May cases to be decided. Opinions in the other two matters should file on Monday.
The SanMiguel opinion can be viewed tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m.
