Legal Opinion
People v. Fraser
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 28, 2006No. H028312PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendant John Willoughby Fraser appeals from an order of the trial court recommitting him to the Department of Mental Health for a period of two years under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)
Defendant contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for self-representation under Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 [45 L.Ed.2d 562, 95 S.Ct. 2525]; and (2) failing to sua sponte instruct the jury that they have a duty to assess the credibility of victim hearsay statements contained in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People v. AllenCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
- In re Civil Commitment of D.Y. SVP 491-08New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2012
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- People v. WrentmoreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- Michael Williams v. T. YuenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
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