Legal Opinion

People v. Torres

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 7, 1990No. Docket Nos. F011277, F012217PublishedCited by 7 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

THAXTER, J.—

Introduction

Marciano Barraza Torres was convicted after jury trial of offering to sell a large amount of cocaine to an undercover officer. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11352, 11351, 11370.4, subd. (a)(1); Pen. Code, § 1203.073.) He contends his conviction must be reversed because: (1) he was denied private visits with his attorney and was unable to prepare for trial, and (2) as a result, he received ineffective assistance of counsel. In the published portion of the opinion we hold that jail officials denied appellant his right to consult privately with counsel by having him…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Block v. RutherfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Eddie Adams v. Norman Carlson, Director of the Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
  5. De Lancie v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Myers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2005
  2. People v. HarveyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  3. Small v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  4. In Re RoarkCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
  5. County of Nevada v. Superior Court of Nevada CountyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015

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