Legal Opinion

People v. Freeman

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 29, 1977No. Crim. 15740PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RACANELLI, P. J.

Defendant Donald Carey Freeman appeals from a judgment following a juiy conviction of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) fixed by the court as second degree, and first degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459). Defendant was sentenced to the Youth Authority on the burglary conviction; sentence on the robbery conviction was stayed, the stay to become permanent upon completion of sentence on the burglary conviction.

Defendant claims prejudicial error in the denial of his (1) constitutional right of self-representation, and (2) motion to suppress evidence. His first claim is meritorious…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. United States v. DoughertyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  5. People v. WindhamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. People v. MemroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. State v. FritzCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
  3. People v. McKenzieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  4. People v. JosephCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. KingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979

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