People v. Sumstine

36 Cal.3d 909 (1984)

687 P.2d 904

206 Cal. Rptr. 707

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JAMES SUMSTINE, Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. Crim. 23438.

Supreme Court of California.

September 17, 1984.

COUNSEL

Quin Denvir, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, and Nancy Ann Stoner, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

Wilbur F. Littlefield, Public Defender (Los Angeles), Laurence A. Sarnoff and Chloris A. deBrauwere, Deputy Public Defenders, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Robert R.…