Legal Opinion
In Re Banks
California Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1971No. Crim. 14221PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Petitioner, Fred Banks, has been in prison since his 1962 conviction on two counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery in the second degree. (Pen. Code, § 211.) His case appears before us after *340a long and tortuous history, including three appearances before the United States Supreme Court.1
Petitioner’s Counsel On Appeal
In this habeas corpus proceeding, petitioner contends that he was effectively denied, despite his vigorous protests, the assistance of counsel on appeal. We agree.
After conducting his own defense at trial, petitioner was convicted on August 9, 1962.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- In Re HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. CrandellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. CarrCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. MedinaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- People v. VargasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
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