Legal Opinion
People v. Kubby
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 2002No. C038631PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOLKEY, J.
The People move to dismiss defendant Steven Wynn Kubby’s cross-appeal from his convictions for possession of psilocyn and mescaline. The People claim that defendant is a fugitive from justice, and as such, has forfeited his right to appeal his convictions.
Numerous felony cases conclude that “a convicted defendant who becomes a fugitive from justice forfeits the right to appeal that conviction.” (People v. Perez (1991) 229 Cal.App.3d 302, 308 [279 Cal.Rptr. 915].) But we have not been cited to a California case that addresses this rule in the context of misdemeanor…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- People v. RedingerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
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