People v. Linden

Appellant and one O ’Shinn, cellmates in San Quentin prison, were convicted of oral copulation (Pen. Code, § 288a). This was a retrial, a previous jury having failed to reach a verdict. Only Linden appeals. Appellant was represented at trial by the public defender. We appointed counsel for him here. That attorney reported that he had reviewed the record and found no merit in the appeal. He was relieved of his assignment, and we refused appellant’s request for the appointment of other counsel (People v. Tabb, 156 Cal.App.2d 467, 471-472 [319 P.2d 656]; and see People v. Brown, 55 Cal.2d 64, 74…