California Court of Appeal

Although the trial court erred by proceeding in a pro se defendant's absence, after his removal from the courtroom during opening argument, the error left appellant unrepresented for only a brief time, and was not reversible error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/09/2002
• Published 10/09/2002

Judges

• RUBIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  John Steinberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jaime L. Fuster, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Corey J. Robins, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.