California Court of Appeal

Grant of a petition for habeas corpus from a felony murder conviction is reversed where, contrary to the superior court's determination, defendant received effective assistance of counsel at his murder trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/10/2006
• Published 03/10/2006

Judges

• YEGAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas W. Sneddon, Jr., District Attorney of Santa Barbara County, and Gerald McC. Franklin, Senior Deputy District Attorney for Real Party in Interest and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Juliana Drous, San Francisco, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Respondent.