Proposition Summary

Legislative Constitutional Amendment, Amends Constitution to provide that a defendant has the right to have the assistance of counsel in any criminal prosecution. Deletes provision giving defendant the right to defend himself without counsel and authorizes Legislature to require a defendant in a felony ease to have the assistance of counsel.

Proposition Number

3

Year

1972

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2899685; A: 51.8; N: 2698955; B: 48.2

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

Relevant Case

People v. Sharp: 7 Cal. 3d 448, 1972

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. I, section 13

For Author

Gordon Cologne, State Senator; Anthony C. Beilenson, State Senator; Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, State of California

Against Author

H. L. Richardson, State Senator, 19th District

Rebuttal Author

H. L. Richardson, State Senator, 19th District

Rebuttal Against Author

Gordon Cologne, State Senator; Anthony Beilenson, State Senator; Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, State of California

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