Legal Opinion
People v. Lara
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 10, 2001No. F031900PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HARRIS, J.
Factual Background
Appellant Mario Lara was charged and convicted of first degree burglary and sentenced to the third strike term of 25 years to life, with an additional 11 years for prior serious felonies and prior prison term enhancements.
Appellant hired privately retained counsel, David Roberts, to represent him throughout the criminal proceedings. Appellant’s trial was delayed over one and one-half years. On the day the trial was scheduled to begin, appellant requested to discharge his attorney. However, the trial court mistakenly treated appellant’s request as a motion to…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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