WPC* q>~slUB1 QbK!ezR$M)Z wkÅrrrmKP[,'+}s@o!B`8EUAzFSgcRxz{k e`;f UNM6 01: 0=k 0 0>p~111 0 0yyy 0- 0a 0B 0 09 0 02 0 0: 0' 0_ 0   0k 0! B*G# D3q# C# D+# 0# 0% 06& 0& 0:' 0h( 0Fw(U6(U*(M)M!)!)!)M%)%)@))Mi*Mm*m*m*Mq*  u*u*  **  *M** 0B*HP LaserJet 4,,,,0(65$  J:\Template\APPEALS\WENDE.WPT 9 fDgehiEj+kl&-mnHo+yA Z6Times New Roman Regular[8ﵐ3t3|xqU(hH  Z6Times New Roman Regular d(R(3$ 5!    `   0  (#$  0    $   `   2    _   OverruledonothergroundsinSchellv.Witek(9thCir.2000)218F.3d  1017,10241025(enbanc)#p {##Љp#pЉ p.#p ##Љp#  $   `   1    _WhenappellantwasarraignedonDecember14,2004,Clarence  _Darrow_Ԁmadeageneralappearanceasappellantsattorney.(12/14/04ART3.)Thecourtneverappointedhim,sohisappearancemusthavebeenbecausehewasretained.< L9(parparagraph `   $   `   2    _N OverruledonothergroundsinSchellv.Witek(9thCir.2000)218F.3d  1017,10241025(enbanc)#P N{##0P#P0NP.#P N#NP# N#N #P N##0P##(R3U$ 5!    H U&   _Numberhereis34(hH  Z6Times New Roman Regular%\  `&Times New RomanHyA Z6Times New Roman Regular0.Normal<:Definition T<GD:Definition L , ;1` hp x (#;  8.` hp x (#886Definition y $   `   1    _WhenappellantwasarraignedonDecember14,2004,Thomas  Worthingtonmadeageneralappearanceasappellantsattorney.(12/14/04ART3.)Thecourtneverappointedhim,sohisappearancemusthavebeenbecausehewasretained. t $   `   1    _WhenappellantwasarraignedonDecember14,2004,ThomasDarrow  madeageneralappearanceasappellantsattorney.(12/14/04ART3.)Thecourtneverappointedhim,sohisappearancemusthavebeenbecausehewasretained.('z&H1      XXX(o&H2  XXX(o&H3  XXX(&H4 XXX XXX(o&H5  XXX(o&H6  XXX20Address8SP6Blockquote , , ;1` hp x (#;   8.` hp x (#8,*CITE,dl*CODEKD<6X9`(Courier NewKXXXS\  `&Times New RomanS42Emphasis6&)4Hyperlink            <:FollowedHype    4go2Keyboard KD<6X9`(Courier NewK XXXS\  `&Times New RomanS<:Preformatted/%  ,Kk (#/KD<6X9`(Courier NewKXXXS\  `&Times New RomanS/%  ,Kk (#/<:zBottom of I:;4$ ** ddI  B    ?E%2A`Arial?9<;*  dd9  XXXS\  `&Times New RomanS  &0 d d9999'dxddd'dxd<:zTop of ForI:;4$** ddI  B    ?E%2A`Arial?9<;*  dd9  XXXS\  `&Times New RomanS  0Kl.SampleKD<6X9`(Courier NewKS\  `&Times New RomanS0.Strong 8dl6TypewriterKD<6X9`(Courier NewKXXXS\  `&Times New RomanS42Variable:8HTML MarkupB      2 0CommentB  <6X9`(Courier New%2A`Arial iSaldanaAppealabilityBeltranSandovalLowenthalBrendenTsukimuraStoltzWorthingtonOsorioSchellWitekLempertBelmontes1315174@c$`Diamond`0 5!   _%  TRX3' draftX3' Letter3' Letter3'T% R %R_p8Љdd8@<<INTHECOURTOFAPPEALOFTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIA  @!!SIXTHAPPELLATEDISTRICT (  (PEOPLEOFTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIA ,TT3)   TT3) `  PlaintiffandRespondent,TT3)   TT3) ` v.TT3)    TT3)% V CAINALBERTBELTRAN ,%VԀTT3)   TT3) `  DefendantandAppellant.TT3)   _______________________________________TT3)  No.% T ԀH029887%T?(MontereyCountySuperiorCourtNo.SS043225)   ((  #Љp#  APPELLANTSREPLYBRIEF     THECOURTERREDINREQUIRINGAPPELLANTTOSHOW  CAUSETODISCHARGERETAINEDCOUNSEL. o  ` AtthesentencinghearingofDecember15,2005,appellanttriedto  dischargeretainedcounsel,mClarence_mnThomasn__nnlWorthingtonllDarrowl._ԀInsteadofpermittingcounseltowithdraw,itheldahearingforappellanttoshowcauseforremovingcounselunderpЉPeoplev.Marsden(1970)2Cal.3d118.Whenthecourtasked ! forappellantsreasons,heexplainedlWorthingtonll_Darrow_lwasnotwillingtomakeamotiontowithdrawhisplea.Thecourtfoundinsufficientgroundsforremovingcounsel.#Љp#Thecourterredbecauseitrequiredappellanttoshowcause %!' todischargeretainedcounsel;hehadarighttodischargecounselwithoutcause. ` Respondentassertstherecorddoesnotclearlyshowthattrialcounselwasretainedinsteadofappointed.(RB11.)Iftherewereanyambiguityinthe -)/ record,looo$oll#l #  1      ׀thiswasdispelledwhenthiscourttookadditionalevidencethat  lWorthingtonll_Darrow_lwasretained. ` Respondentdoesnotdisputeappellantsmotionwastimely.Nordoesitdisputethatifappellantmadeaclearmotiontodischargeretainedcounsel,thecourtwasrequiredtohavepermittedcounseltowithdraw. ` RespondentinsteadclaimsappellantnevermadeaclearenoughindicationthathewantedtoremovelWorthingtonll_Darrow_l,ashecomplainedattheMarsden   hearingthathewantedtowithdrawhisplea.(RB1114.)Respondentattemptstodistinguish Љ  People#p ##Љp # Љ  Ԁv.Lara(2001)86Cal.App.4th139#p w##Љp#Ԁand Љ  Bland  v.CaliforniaDept.ofCorrections(9thCir.1994)20F.3d1469jjjj #  2      ׀#p (##ЉpG#onthe  premisethatinthosecasestrialcounselmadeitclearthedefendantssoughttodischargecounsel.(RB1415.) ` Respondenttriestoconfusetheremedyappellantsoughtwiththereasonwhyhesoughttheremedy.AnexaminationofthecontextoftheDecember15hearingleadstotheunescapableconclusionthatappellantsoughttodischargelWorthingtonll_Darrow_l,andeveryoneinthecourtroomunderstoodthis.ThereasonwhyhewantedtodischargelWorthingtonll_Darrow_lwasbecausehewantedto $  withdrawhisplea,butthepurposeofthehearingitselfwastoshowcausewhylWorthingtonll_Darrow_lshouldbedischarged. ` WhentheDecember15hearingbegan,lWorthingtonll_Darrow_lsaid Mr.Beltranwishestomakeamotion,atriple[sic]Marsdenmotion.(3RT503.)Hewent   ontorequestthatthehearingoccurwithouttheprosecutionpresent.pЉ(Ibid.)#Љp#   Generally,acourtisnotallowedtohearamatterwithonlyonepartypresent.Ϛ Љ  (#p ##Љp# Љ  Cal.Codeof_Jud_.Ethics,canon3B(7);see_Mathew_Ԁ_Zaheri_ԀCorp.v.New   MotorVehicleBd.(1997)55Cal.App.4th1305,1317#p 3##ЉpR#Ԛ.)Thiswouldinclude  motionstowithdrawplea.Marsdenmotionsareoneofthefewhearings  whichoccurwithouttheotherpartypresent.(SeeMarsden,supra,2pЉCal.3d#Љp#  atpp.124125.)TheonlyremedyavailableatanincameraMarsdenhearing  istheremovalofcounsel.pЉ(Id.atp.#Љph#ԀpЉ p126.)#p ##Љp#ԀlWorthingtonll_Darrow_lwasanexperienced  criminaldefenselawyer,qualifiedtohandlecapitalcases,suchasthisone.WhenhesaidappellantwantedanincameraMarsdenhearing,hecouldonly  havemeantappellantwishedtodischargehim. ` Thecourtreconvenedinchamberswiththeprosecutionpresent.(3RT504.)lWorthingtonll_Darrow_lexplained, Mr.Beltranwishestomakeamotiontowithdrawplea,and,therefore,ItoldhimhewouldhavetoaddresstheCourtindischargingme.Itoldhimthat!IexplainedtohimwhataMarsdenmotion ($$ ispЉ... pԀ.#p H##Љp$#ԀpЉ(Ibid.)#Љp#ԀThus,contrarytorespondentsclaimthattrialcounselnever *&& madeitclearthatappellantwantedtodischargehim(RB13),lWorthingtonll_Darrow_l ,(( expresslystatedthehearingwasforthepurposeof dischargingme.Healso  statedthatheexplainedthepurposeofMarsdenmotion.Thiswaswhy  appellantnevermadeanexpressedstatementthathewishedtodischarge_lWorthingtonllDarrowl._ԀItwasnotnecessary.Finally,_lWorthingtonllDarrowl_ԀstatedthegroundsfortheMarsdenmotionwashisrefusaltomakeamotiontowithdrawplea.Whilethe   failuretowithdrawpleawasthecauseforgrantingtheMarsdenmotion,itwas   nottheremedysoughtatthishearing. ` Atthispoint,itwasappellantsturntoaddressthecourt.He,ofcourse,wasnotasarticulateasanattorney.Hewentrighttothepoint,givingthecausefordischargingcounsel: IwouldliketotakebackmypleabecausepЉ...#Љpi##  Ihaveevidence,butitsnotonthetableyet.(3RT504.)Thecourtaskedwhatevidence,andthediscussionturnedtoevidenceappellantbelievedexistedandhowappellantbelieveditwasexonerating.(3RT505507.)Thediscussionthenmovedtoappellanthadliedto_lWorthingtonllDarrowl._Ԁ(RT507508.)Atthispoint,theprosecutionwasdismissedfromtheroom.(3RT508.) ` _lWorthingtonllDarrowl_Ԁexplainedthathedidnotmakeamotiontowithdrawkthekpleabecausehebelievedhecouldnotethicallybringone.(12/15/05ART7.)Whilethisstatementmightinitiallyappeartobeobtuse,itwasactuallyanunambiguousstatement.Acriminaldefendanthasarighttowithdrawhisplea,andcounselmustbringthemotionevenifheorshedisagreeswithit. Љ   *&& (People#p A'##Љp`'#Ԁv.Brown(1986)179Cal.App.3d207,213216; Љ  Peoplev.Garcia ,(( (1991)227Cal.App.3d1369,13741375,#p (##Љp7(# Љ  overruledonothergroundsin  #p (##Љp )#pЉPeople#Љp)# Љ  Ԁv.Smith(1993)6Cal.4th684,696.)#p )##Љp *#Therearetwoexceptions.  Counselneednot(andcannot)bringamotionthatisfrivolous.pЉ(Id.atp.#Љp +#pЉ216.)#Љp\+#Ԁ  Andcounselcannotarguehisownineffectiveness.pЉ(Brown,supra,atp.#Љp+# Љ     1377#p U,##Љpt,# Љ  .)#p ,##Љp-#ԀThus,whenlWorthingtonll_Darrow_lsaidhefelthecouldnotethicallybringappellants   motiontowithdrawplea,hecouldonlyhavemeantthemotionwaseitherfrivolousinhisopinionorconcernedallegationsofhisownineffectiveness. ` Basedontheavailableinformation,thecourtfoundtherewasinsufficientevidencetheadditionalevidenceappellantwasalludingtowarrantedbringingamotiontowithdrawplea.(12/15/05ART78.)Thus,itconcludedtherewasinsufficientevidencetrialcounselwasincompetent,andthemotiontodischargehimwasdenied: LackofsubstanceandlackofanindicationthatMr.lWorthingtonll_Darrow_lsrepresentationhasbeeninanywayinadequate,themotiontowithdrawplea,asIstatedisdenied(12/15/05ART78)and [_t]he_ԀMarsdenmotionisdenied(12/15/05ART8).    ` Anyonecantrytocreateambiguityfromthecleareststatements.ButtheactionofthepartiesinthecourtroomclearlyindicatethatappellantwantedtodischargelWorthingtonll_Darrow_landeveryoneunderstoodthis.OthercourtshaverecognizedthatwhenthedefendantortheattorneyrequestsaMarsden ($$ hearing,thiscouldonlymeanthedefendantseekstodischargecounsel.( Љ  Lara, *&& supra,86Cal.App.4thatpp.156158;#p O3##Љpn3#Ԁ Љ  Bland,supra,20F.3datp.#p 4##Љp84#1475.) ,(( Respondentsefforttopointtoappellantsshowingcausefordischargingcounselasasourceofambiguityorcontingencyinhisrequestignorescommonsenseandtherealityofthesituation. ` Itisalsounfairtocomplainaboutappellantsactionswhenitwasthecourtthatdirectedthecourseofthediscussionandrequiredhimtoshowcause.AppellantsrequesttodischargeretainedcounseldidnotbecomeambiguousorcontingentbecausethecourterredinholdingaMarsdenmotion   andbecausethecourtaskedforreasonsforwantingtodischargecounsel. ` ThecourtsfindingthattherewasinsufficientgroundsformakingamotiontowithdrawpleaandthusnoshowingofcauseforremovingcounselunderMarsdenwasthewrongstandard.Undisputedly,appellanthadtheright  todischargeretainedcounselwithoutcauseundertheSixthandFourteenthAmendmentstotheUnitedStatesConstitution.(UnitedStatesv.Gonzalez  Lopez(2006)548U.S.__[126S.Ct.2557,2561];Peoplev.Ortiz(1990)51  Cal.3d975,987;Lara,supra,86pЉCal.App.4th#Љp|9#Ԁatp.155;Bland,supra,20F.3d   atpp.14751477.)Thisappliesatsentencingaswell. Љ  (People#p >:##Љp]:#Ԁv.Munoz " (2006)138pЉCal.App.4th#Љp:#Ԁ860,866870.)Therefore,thesentencemustbe $  reversedandthematterremandedforthetrialcourttoremoveretainedcounselandtoappointnewcounselifappellantisindigent. Љ  Ԁ#p <##Љp-<#pЉ(Id.atp.#Љp<#pЉ pԀ870.)  ($$    Conclusion   K9 ` Fortheforegoingreasonsappellant,#P N 9##0P8#CainAlbertBeltranP0 NP,respectfully  requeststhatthisCourtreversethejudgmentandremandthematterforanewsentencinghearing.DATED:dMarch13,2007de.ecMarch9,2007.c `     h Respectfullysubmitted, `     h SIXTHDISTRICTAPPELLATEPROGRAM `     h By:  _________________________    `     h   JonathanGrossman `     h   AttorneyforAppellant `     h   #P N5:##0P:#CainAlbertBeltran 0 N      #P n=##0P=#8Pdd8  P0 CERTIFICATIONOFWORDCOUNT   >:dd ` I,JonathanGrossman,certifythattheattachedAPPELLANTSREPLYBRIEFcontains14^20^_66_words.nP ` ExecutedunderpenaltyofperjuryatSantaClara,California,on_f  March  d  13,2007!  fgMarch  d  13,2007gih.hi._ `     h     򀀀 d   `     h     JonathanGrossman#Pn?#@#0P>#