People v. Moore , 129 Cal. Rptr. 279 ( 1976 )

AULT, J.

I concur in every respect with the opinion written by Presiding Justice Brown. I find the record in this case shocking. For example: the district attorney’s office maintains its dealings with Moore were wholly unrelated to the criminal charges pending against him and hence claims there was no need to advise his attorney of what was going on. Yet the undisputed evidence shows that representatives of that office instructed Moore not to show up for scheduled court appearances in his criminal case, to falsely advise his attorney he was ill and could not appear, and to give his attorney an incorrect telephone number so he could not be reached. In short, the district attorney’s office manipulated the criminal proceedings by dealing directly with Moore and behind his attorney’s back to make Moore available to serve its own purposes in other matters. Other conduct by representatives of that office was equally reprehensible.

Á petition for a rehearing was denied May 3, 1976.