California Supreme Court

People v. Frederickson

February 3, 2020

Summary

The court upheld Frederickson's capital murder conviction and death judgment on the issues addressed in the available text, concluding that his challenge to the statutory restriction on guilty pleas was forfeited and that his waiver of counsel was valid. The court held that the trial courts adequately addressed his requests, provided sufficient self-representation advisements, and harmlessly failed to readvise him of the right to appointed counsel at a later stage. The opinion also states that an improperly imposed restitution fine must be stricken. The available text ends during the court's analysis of the motion to suppress statements.