California Courts of Appeal
Apr. 24, 2015
Appellate court reversal chides trial judges for failing to properly advise defendants
California courts have strayed from correctly advising criminal defendants of their fundamental right to trial, to confront witnesses and to remain silent, a state appellate panel has warned, citing a series of lapses dating from 1994.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California courts have strayed from correctly advising criminal defendants of their
fundamental right to trial, to confront witnesses and to remain silent, a state appellate
panel has warned, citing a series of lapses dating from 1994.
Trial judges who fail to give proper advice risk reversal and waste everyone's time,
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