Legal Opinion
People v. Rodriguez
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 18, 1981No. Crim. 11705PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (Gerald), P. J.
Convicted of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) William Rodriguez appeals the judgment and seeks a writ of habeas corpus, contending he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial, because one of his attorneys was required to testify as a prosecution witness.
On August 3, 1979, someone robbed a Safeway store of about $23,000 shortly after an armored car delivery. The two witnesses, Darrell Wantoch, the store manager, and Francisco Tapia, a grocery clerk, described the robber as a male Latin, 45 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 160 pounds, with a stocky build and…
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