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PEOPLE v. ESPINOZA

No. S224929.

1 Cal.5th 61 (2016)

203 Cal. Rptr. 3d 647

373 P.3d 456

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ZEFERINO ESPINOZA, JR., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 11, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Gibbs , under appointment by the Supreme Court, and E. Michael Linscheild , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler , Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Jeffrey M. Laurence Acting Assistant Attorney General, Eric D. Share , Luke Fadem , Laurence K. Sullivan , René A. Chacón and Bruce Ortega , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

The unusual circumstances of this case present a cautionary tale for defendants who choose to represent themselves, for in the end, this defendant has no one but himself to blame for any failure to present a defense.

Defendant here waged a long campaign of manipulation and delay of his trial...

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