People v. Acuna

Opinion

WORK, J.

Luis Martinez Acuna appeals a judgment convicting him of unlawfully driving and taking a motor vehicle not his own, without the consent of the owner and with the intent to deprive the owner of its possession. (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a).) He contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss because potentially material defense witnesses were released and deported by law enforcement officers pretrial in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses and the assistance of counsel and his Fifth Amendment right to due process.…