California Court of Appeal

Although the trial court erred in admitting an accusatory statement by a nontestifying codefendant, the error was harmelss and did not violate defendant's Sixth Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/12/2003
• Published 06/12/2003

Judges

• MOSK, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  David H. Goodwin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Appellant Michael Beattie.,  Janyce Keiko Imata Blair, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, El Segundo, for Defendant and Appellant Danny Wayne Black., Law Offices of Dennis A. Fischer, Dennis A. Fischer, Santa Monica, and John L. Ryan, for Defendant and Appellant Jason Schmaus., 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 Douglas L. Wilson, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.