After defendant's conviction for second degree murder the trial court granted defendant's petition for habeas corpus relief and ordered a new trial on the basis of incompetency of defendant's trial counsel, Arnold Johnson. The People appeal the trial court order (Pen. Code, § 1506). We vacate the order and reinstate the conviction.
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In the early morning hours of August 11, 1975, defendant...
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