California Court of Appeal

Defendant's counsel has a duty, in advance of a plea or trial predicated upon convictions charged as strikes, to determine whether prior convictions are strikes under the California law, and advise his or her client accordingly.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2001
• Published 08/30/2001

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• S. Lynne Klein, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson and Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorneys General, Carlos A. Martinez and Virna DePaul, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.