Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 7, 1991No. B047506PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

NOTT, J.

A jury convicted appellant Genard Baron Williams of second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). In a separate proceeding, the trial court found true three of four allegations that he had suffered prior felony convictions. The court sentenced him to 15 years in state prison. We affirm.

Appellant argues that (1) the trial court erred when it limited his examination of the victim; (2) he was wrongly required to stand trial while wearing jail clothing; (3) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (4) the trial court improperly permitted him to be impeached through the use of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. People v. McDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. People v. FrankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  5. United States v. Larry Dean RogersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. United States v. RobertsonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994
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  5. People v. CarsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003

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