Legal Opinion
People v. Barton
California Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1978No. Crim. 19740PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BIRD, C. J.
Appellant, Wilford Wayne Barton, contends that he was deprived of his right under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution to the competent assistance of counsel on appeal, in that the attorney appointed to represent him in the Court of Appeal failed to present an adequate appellate record from which that court could reach the merits of his search and seizure issue. This contention has merit.
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On November 18, 1975, an information was filed in the Orange County Superior Court, charging appellant with robbeiy (Pen. Code, § 211) and burglary (Pen. Code, § 459)…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Britt v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rinaldi v. YeagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1995
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