Opinion

In Re Tahl

  • 1 Cal. 3d 122
  • 81 Cal. Rptr. 577
  • 460 P.2d 449
  • 1969 Cal. LEXIS 196
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Nov 7, 1969
Status
Published
Author
McCOMB
On the bench
Mosk, McComb, Peters
Cited by
824 cases

Overruled on other grounds by Mills v. Municipal Court, 10 Cal. 3d 288 (1973)

holding the same three rights must be specifically and expressly enumerated 6 and waived by the accused prior to acceptance of a guilty plea

How later courts described this case

  • holding the same three rights must be specifically and expressly enumerated 6 and waived by the accused prior to acceptance of a guilty plea
  • “the record must contain on its face direct evidence” that the defendant voluntarily and intelligently waived each of the three rights involved
  • advising trial courts to obtain “express waiver on the record” of rights waived by a criminal defendant before accepting a guilty plea

Written by the judges who cited it.

Later courts went against this

  • Overruled on other grounds by Mills v. Municipal Court, 10 Cal. 3d 288 (1973)

    1 Cal.3d 122 , overruled on other grounds in Mills v. Municipal Court (1973) 10 Cal.3d 288, 291
    California Supreme CourtOct 25, 197320 citing opinionsother groundsRead it
  • Superseded by statute, as recognized in People v. Carty

    1 Cal.3d 122, 132 , superseded by statute as stated in People v. Carty (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 1518
    California Court of AppealJul 31, 20034 citing opinionsby statuteother groundsRead it

Distinguished

  • Distinguished by San Mateo County Department of Social Services v. Kathy T., 2 Cal. App. 4th 1372 (1992)

    ) In light of this unambiguous expression of judicial policy, we must reject respondent’s attempt to limit the court’s duty to advise and obtain express waivers only to criminal trials as exemplified by Tahl and Bunnell.
    California Court of AppealJan 27, 1992Read it

The opinion

McCOMB, J., Dissenting.

I would deny the writ of habeas corpus.

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