Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
COUNSEL
A. Kendall Wood and Hinchy, Witte, Wood & Anderson for Petitioner in No. 30117.
John W. Witt, City Attorney, Stuart H. Swett, Chief Deputy City Attorney, and Derek J. Simmons, Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioners in No. 30108 and for Respondent and for Real Party in Interest in No. 30117.
No appearance for Respondent in No. 30108.
R. Neal Richards, Sheela, Lightner, Hughes & Castro and Howard J. Bechefsky for Real Party in Interest in No. 30108.
Supreme Court of California. In Bank.
OPINION
TOBRINER, J.
(1a) It has long been recognized that under the federal Constitution a defendant's plea of guilty to a criminal charge is only valid if it is voluntarily and knowingly made. (See, e.g., Waley v. Johnston (1942) 316 U.S. 101, 104 [86 L.Ed. 1302, 1304, 62 S.Ct. 964].) In June 1969, the United States Supreme Court elaborated on this principle in Boykin...
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