Legal Opinion
People v. Potter
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 1966No. Crim. 2139PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKerrigan, J.
The record discloses that on April 17, 1964, an information was filed in the Orange County Superior Court charging the two defendants in three counts of violation of Penal Code, section 640 (wiretapping), and in the fourth count of violation of Penal Code, section 182 (conspiracy) .
A jury trial ensued and during the trial Count III (wiretapping) was dismissed. The jury could not agree as to Count I (wiretapping) but returned a verdict finding both defendants guilty of Counts II (wiretapping) and IV (conspiracy).
The defendants were sentenced to one year in the county jail, misdemeanors, the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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