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PEOPLE v. FRIERSON

Docket Nos. Crim. 20624, 20882.

25 Cal.3d 142 (1979)

599 P.2d 587

158 Cal. Rptr. 281

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LAVELLE FRIERSON, Defendant and Appellant. In re LAVELLE FRIERSON on Habeas Corpus.

Supreme Court of California.

August 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Quin Denvir, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Charles M. Sevilla, Chief Assistant State Public Defender, Donald L.A. Kerson and Richard E. Ross, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant and for Petitioner.

George Deukmejian, Attorney General, Robert H. Philibosian, Chief Assistant Attorney General, S. Clark Moore, Assistant Attorney General, Norman H. Sokolow and Howard J. Schwab, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

RICHARDSON, J.

Defendant Lavelle Frierson appeals from a judgment imposing the death penalty following his conviction of first degree murder and other lesser offenses. He also seeks a writ of habeas corpus based on his claim that he was ineffectively represented by his trial counsel. These proceedings have been consolidated so that they may be reviewed together. We have concluded that, while the contentions raised on defendant...

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