Legal Opinion
In Re Armstrong
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 8, 1981No. Crim. 22659PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
On the habeas corpus petition of Antonio Francois Armstrong we consider the constitutionality of a practice of some municipal courts not to record verbatim, although requested by the defendant, the testimony and other oral proceedings of criminal misdemeanor cases by a phonographic reporter, or electronic recording device, or otherwise.
Petitioner Armstrong had been convicted in a municipal court of Alameda County of possession of a switchblade knife. He was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail; the sentence was then suspended and he was placed on probation. He was…
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