Brookner v. Superior Court

JONES, J., Concurring and Dissenting.

I concur in part II.A. of the majority opinion. I entirely agree that experience and logic dictate a reexamination of the notion of appointing “advisory” and “standby” counsel in Faretta cases (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 [95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562]). However, I part company from my colleagues when they follow the Ligda decision (Ligda v. Superior Court (1970) 5 Cal.App.3d 811 [85 Cal.Rptr. 744]) over Littlefield v. Superior Court (1993) 18 Cal.App.4th 856 [22 Cal.Rptr.2d 659], which I consider more persuasive. I do not believe the…