Legal Opinion
People v. Kirvin
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 4, 2014No. B246329PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOFFSTADT, J.
Does a trial court abuse its discretion in denying a criminal defendant the right to represent himself when he has repeatedly refused to come to court and be interviewed by a court-appointed mental health expert? Is a defendant who makes six separate telephone calls urging a relative to persuade the prosecution’s chief witness not to testify at trial entitled, under People v. Bailey (1961) 55 Cal.2d 514 [11 Cal.Rptr. 543, 360 P.2d 39], to dismissal of all but one of his six convictions for attempting to dissuade a witness? The answer to both questions is no, and we affirm…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. MarsdenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by32 opinions
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