Legal Opinion

People v. Wrentmore

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 20, 2011No. G043770PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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IKOLA, J.

Defendant James Alan Wrentmore challenges the one-year extension of his commitment as a mentally disordered offender. He contends the court erred by allowing him to represent himself at the extension trial. But his rights to counsel and self-representation at that trial are statutory— violations are reviewed for harmless error. No reasonable probability exists that defendant would have obtained a more favorable result if he had been represented by counsel at trial. We affirm.

FACTS

Defendant was convicted in 2004 of one count each of making a criminal threat (Pen. Code, § 422)1…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Indiana v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. Massey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. BlackburnCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
  2. People v. BlackburnCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015

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