Gott
People v. Gott
Opinion
Opinion
Hopper, J.
Appellant (Gott), convicted of murder, appeals contending the judgment should be reversed because the trial court erred (1) in denying Gott’s motion to exclude evidence of an interview conducted at the jail after a deputy public defender was denied access to Gott, (2) in failing to instruct the jury on imperfect self-defense, and (3) in failing to award good-time/work-time conduct credits.
Discussion of the contentions does not require a detailed account of the facts of the murder. The pertinent facts may be summarized as follows:
On May 1, 1978, Gott was lawfully arrested on a charge of murder. He was taken from Atascadero to the sheriff’s facility in San Luis Obispo. He was advised of his constitutional rights, understood them and waived his right to remain silent and his right to an attorney. He gave a statement to investigating detective Larry Hobson. Detective Hobson’s interrogation ended at approximately 11:30 p.m. and Gott was placed in a cell at the county jail. Arrangements were made to have two psychiatrists and a psychologist examine Gott on the morning of May 2d. At approximately 7 to 7:30 a.m. Dr. James Hollingsworth arrived at the jail to examine Gott.…