State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice,
Criminal
Feb. 25, 2022
State Bar of California is not protecting half a million victims
It is shocking that victims are not routinely advised of their right to counsel: The accused rapist will be told of his right to counsel, but the victim will not be told of her constitutional right to counsel.
Antonio R. Sarabia II
IP Business Law, Inc.
320 via Pasqual
Redondo Beach , California 90277
Email: asarabia2@gmail.com
The right to an attorney is a fundamental right and the key to understanding other rights. When one has the right to counsel, California public policy mandates that one be told of that right, not that one must request it. People v. Dorado, 62 Cal. 2d 338, 351 (1965), overruled on other grounds in People v. Cahill, 5 Cal. 4th 478 (1993). Dorado stated that "[t]he defendant who does not ...
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