People v. Hernandez

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

Defendant Jacob Townley Hernandez (Townley), 1 convicted of attempted murder, contends the trial court violated his right to counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, by barring his attorney from discussing with him the existence or contents of a sealed transcript of a witness’s plea agreement proceedings and a sealed declaration executed by the witness as part of those proceedings. We hold that Townley can obtain relief on that claim only by establishing that the trial court’s order affected the reliability of the trial process, a…