People v. Toro

47 Cal.3d 966 (1989)

766 P.2d 577

254 Cal. Rptr. 811

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MAGDALENO TORO, Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. S002765.

Supreme Court of California.

January 30, 1989.

COUNSEL

James G. Dunn, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Steve White, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert M. Foster, M. Howard Wayne and Jeffrey J. Koch, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

KAUFMAN, J.

At issue is whether the due process right of an accused to be notified of criminal charges renders…