Court Opinion

ID: 9747038
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-27 14:53:40.037917+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:25:19.516868
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WOODS (A. M.), P. J.,
Concurring and Dissenting. — I concur in this opinion except as to the views expressed in footnote 8. I cannot endorse relieving court congestion at the expense of defendant’s speedy trial rights. In my view providing adequate attorneys and facilities to try the cases brought by the state is still the state’s responsibility. The Johnson alternatives of in propria persona representation or last minute substitution of counsel leave much to be desired but the answer is not to tell the defendant to stand in line. (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557 [162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738, 16 A.L.R.4th 1255].)
On February 23, 1995, the opinion was modified to read as printed above. Respondent’s petition for review by the Supreme Court was denied April 13, 1995.