PEOPLE v. FARWELLAppellant’s Supplemental BriefCal.March 22, 2018Executive Director Jonathan B.Steiner Assistant Director Jay M. Kohorn Attomeys Kathleen C. Caverly Lisa Ferreira Nancy Gaynor Jennifer Hansen Dee Hayashi Suzan E.Hier caSUPREME COURT COPY PELLATE PROJECT LOS ANGELES OFFICE 520 S. Grand Avenue, Fourth Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 TELEPHONE: (213) 243-0300 FACSIMILE:(213) 243-0303 a non-profit corporation established by the State Bar of California Attomeys (cont'd) Richard Lennon Cheryl Lutz Gary M. Mandinach Stephanie G. Miller Maria Mortison Larry Pizarro Linda Puerms Joshua Schraer William C. Spater Merrill Toole Ellen Wiley Jill Ishida Ann Krausz March 21, 2018 California Supreme Court c/o Jorge Navarette, Clerk The Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice Hon. Associate Justices 350 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA. 94102-4797 Re: People v. Farwell, Supreme Court Case No. $231009 To the Honorable Chief Justice and Associate Justices: Office Administrator AmyC. Griffin SUPREME COURT MAR 2 2 2018 Jorge Navarrete Clerk This letter is written to apprise the court and counsel oftwo cases, not cited before, which counsel expects to refer to in oral argument. In In re Resendiz (2001) 25 Cal.4th 230, 246,fn. 9, this court held that, under Boykin v. Alabama (1969) 395 U.S. 238, (22 L.Ed. 244) and In re Tahl (1969) 1 Cal.3d 122, 131-132, due process requires the voluntary andintelligent waiverofall three constitutional rights at issue for a guilty plea to be valid. In Danberry v. Pfister (7" Cir., 2015) 801 F.2d 863, 868-869,cert. denied, 2/29/16, 194 L.Ed.2d 182, 136 S. Ct. 1198, the court held that, under Boykin, supra, “[T]he correct standard on direct appeal of a constitutional claim [from a state court conviction] is the Chapman standard: whetherthe error was “harmless beyond a _ reasonable doubt.” Johnson v. Acevedo 572 F.3d 398, 403 (2009) (citing Chapmanv. California, 386 U.S. 18, 23, 17 L-Ed.2d 705, 87 S. Ct. 824 (1967)).” Respectfully submitted, leachBESheps. Jonathan B. Steiner Executive Director California Appellate Project/Los Angeles Attorney for Defendant Farwell RECEIVED MAR 2 22018 CLERK SUPREME COURT PROOF OF SERVICE I am citizen of the United States, over the age of 18 years, employed in the County of Los Angeles, and not a party to the within action; my business address is 520 S. Grand Avenue, 4" Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071. I am employed by a memberof the bar of this court. On March 21, 2018, I served the within LETTER in said action, by emailing a true copy ande-filing through True-Filing thereofto: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General docketingLAawt@doj.ca.gov and by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed as follows, and deposited the same in the United States Mail at Los Angeles, California.: Court of Appeal Division Five 300 S. Spring Street 2nd Floor, North Tower Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 830-7000 (e-filed) Randolph Farwell AU-1869 Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility 415 U.S. Highway 49 North Tutwilwer, MS 38963 Gary Lieberman Deputy Attorney General 300 S. Spring St., Suite 1702 Los Angeles, CA 90013-1230 Clerk of the court for delivery to: The Honorable Paul Bacigalupo, Judge Los Angeles County Superior Court Dept. O 6230 Sylmar Avenue Van Nuys, CA 90401 Kent S. Scheidegger Kymberlee C. Stapleton Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 I declare underpenalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed March 21, 2018, at Los Angeles, California. fide Verars Jackie Gomez
