Legal Opinion
Alcocer v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1988No. B030388PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GILBERT, J.
In a criminal case, a defendant has a right to be represented by an attorney who has no conflict of interest. May a defendant waive this right, even though by doing so he may not receive a fair trial? We hold he may if he knowingly and intelligently waives that right.
Facts
Defendant Ramiro Alcocer is charged with lying to the grand jury during the course of an investigation. (Pen. Code, § 118.) Alcocer is alleged to have testified that he was unaware that a former Santa Maria Municipal Court judge had been using drugs. The judge later pled guilty to such charges.
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2Cases cited34 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wheat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Burger v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- In Re QuinlanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Alexander v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
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- Hanna v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
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