In what circumstances have courts reversed a conviction for grand theft auto?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cervantes, 150 Cal.Rptr. 819, 87 Cal.App.3d 281 (Cal. App. 1978):
In People v. Solomos (1978) 83 Cal.App.3d 945, 148 Cal.Rptr. 248, the reviewing court reversed a conviction for grand theft auto (Pen.Code, 484) following a jury trial on the ground that the trial court had committed reversible error by allowing a pro. per. defendant to testify without first advising him of his Fifth Amendment privilege
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