Legal Opinion
People v. Kelly
California Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 2006No. S133114PublishedCited by 838 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GEORGE, C. J.
Article VI, section 14, of the California Constitution provides that “[decisions of the Supreme Court and courts of appeal that determine causes shall be in writing with reasons stated.” In this case, we consider what this constitutional mandate requires in a criminal appeal in which defense counsel files a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 [158 Cal.Rptr. 839, 600 P.2d 1071] (Wende), raising no issue for the appellate court’s review, the defendant files supplemental arguments, and the appellate court identifies no arguable issue.
We conclude that a…
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