Legal Opinion
People v. Jones
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 9, 1998No. E019322PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHLI, J.
After defendant Cotton Joe Jones (defendant) was convicted of murder, we granted his petition for writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the trial court had erroneously denied his request to represent himself pursuant to Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 [95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562].
Defendant was not returned to court until 11 days before the 60-day statutory deadline for retrial. (Pen. Code, § 1382.) He was thereupon allowed to represent himself. Nevertheless, after a second trial, he was convicted of murder again. 1
In the published portion of our opinion, we…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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