People v. Espinoza

Filed 1/28/15 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, H039219 (Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. CC954850) v. ZEFERINO ESPINOZA, JR., Defendant and Appellant. This case concerns the constitutionality of a trial held without the presence of the defendant or defense counsel. Several attorneys from the public defender’s office had represented defendant Zeferino Espinoza Jr. in lengthy pretrial proceedings as he repeatedly moved for dismissal of counsel under Marsden.1 In the week before trial, the…