THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
CHARLES EDWARD HUFFMAN, Defendant and Appellant.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 23, 1977.
June 23, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
COUNSEL
James M. Hollabaugh, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Daniel J. Kremer, Assistant Attorney General, Karl J. Phaler and John W. Carney, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.
OPINION
GARDNER, P.J.
(1) In this case we explore the problems of a public defender appointed to represent a defendant who lacks a viable defense, yet declines to plead guilty. We hold that under these circumstances, a public defender has fulfilled his responsibilities when he sees to it that the defendant's statutory and constitutional rights have been protected and that, when convicted, he is convicted by legally competent...
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