Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

People v. Tran

California Supreme Court

Decided August 17, 2015No. S211329Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part

*1171CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J.,

Concurring and Dissenting. — I concur in parts I and II of today’s opinion, but I respectfully dissent from the remainder of the opinion concerning the applicability of harmless error review for the same reasons explained in my opinion in the companion case of People v. Blackburn (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1113 [191 Cal.Rptr.3d 458, 354 P.3d 268] (Blackburn). We are bound by, and must follow, the harmless error approach set forth in article VI, section 13 of the California Constitution. Tran’s right to a jury trial concerning the extension of his involuntary commitment after…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. People v. BlackburnCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015

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