Valdamir Fred Morelos v. California
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Does California's Penal Code Section 1018 violate capital defendants' right to autonomy under the Sixth Amendment and McCoy v. Louisiana?
QUESTION PRESENTED Does California’s Penal Code Section 1018, which bars a capital defendant from pleading guilty without the consent of his counsel, violate capital defendants’ right to autonomy under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and this Court’s decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 138 §.Ct. 1500 (2018)? ii RELATED CASES e People v. Valdamir Fred Morelos, No. SC169362, California Superior Court, Santa Clara County. Judgment entered February 21, 1996. e People v. Valdamir Fred Morelos, No. 8051968, Supreme Court of California. Judgment entered August 11, 2022; rehearing denied on October 19, 2022. ili