Does a defendant have to admit to the crime if they are charged with assault with intent to pervert the course of justice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Santana, B286320, B293414 (Cal. App. 2019):
p. 482.) The record here does not show either requirement. Finally, in People v. Flores (2019) 34 Cal.App.5th 270 (Flores), the court found a McCoy violation when defense counsel overrode the defendant's objections and expressed desire to maintain his innocence, and instead admitted the defendant was driving the car that seriously injured a police officer and conceded he possessed certain firearms. (Flores, at pp. 273, 280.)
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