The Second Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that the criminal discovery statutes did not bar a prosecutor’s discovery of corporate defendants’ corporate records.

World Wide Rush, LLC (WWR); SMIII Sepulveda Center, LLC (SMIII); VDA Property Company, LLC (VDA); and MD Graphic Installers, Inc. were charged with placing “supergraphic” advertising signs on two buildings in Los Angeles in violation of state law and the local municipal code.