Ruling by
Leondra R. KrugerLower Court
Los Angeles County Superior CourtLower Court Judge
Darlene E. SchemppCounsel's decision to override defendant's insistence to not concede guilt as to the murder of his stepmother and stepsister was a McCoy violation.
Court
CASCCite as
2022 DJDAR 7483Published
Jul. 18, 2022Filing Date
Jul. 13, 2022Opinion Type
ModificationDisposition Type
Reversed (in part)IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
ROBERT MAURICE BLOOM,
Defendant and Appellant.
No. S095223
Los Angeles County Superior Court
No. A801380
Filed July 13, 2022
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND
DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING
THE COURT:
The majority opinion in this matter, filed on April 21, 2022, and appearing at 12 Cal.5th 1008, is modified as follows:
The fifth sentence of the first full paragraph on page 1033 is modified to read:
There, we held that contemporaneous expert opinion constituted substantial evidence of incompetence as a matter of law.
This modification does not affect the judgment.
The petition for rehearing and motion to stay issuance of the remittitur are denied.
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