Does a partial reliance on a criminal record defeat defendant's Sixth Amendment claim?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Wolfenden, C055907 (Cal. App. 10/21/2008), C055907 (Cal. App. 2008):

The trial court's partial reliance on defendant's criminal record defeats defendant's Sixth Amendment claim. (See People v. Black (2007) 41 Cal.4th 799, 813.)

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