Does a defendant have been advised of the elements of the special circumstance which he admitted?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Camenisch, 166 Cal.App.3d 594, 212 Cal.Rptr. 616 (Cal. App. 1985):
(1) Assuming that the rule of Carlos v. Superior Court, supra, 35 Cal.3d 131, 197 Cal.Rptr. 79, 672 P.2d 862 applies retroactively to the instant case, was defendant correctly advised of the elements of the special circumstance which he admitted?
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