Can a court order defendant's presence at a pretrial hearing and directly advised him of his right to a jury trial?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Mortimer, 156 Cal.Rptr.3d 151 (Cal. App. 2013):

Given the record, we do not find it reasonably possible, let alone reasonably probable, that defendant would have obtained a more favorable result had the court ordered his presence at a pretrial hearing and directly advised him of his right to a jury trial. ( People v. Watson, supra, 46 Cal.2d at p. 836, 299 P.2d 243 ; cf.

[156 Cal.Rptr.3d 159]
People v. McClellan (1993) 6 Cal.4th 367, 377, 378, 24 Cal.Rptr.2d 739, 862 P.2d 739 [failure to advise about sex registration requirement harmless].)⁴

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