Legal Opinion
People v. Burres
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 1980No. Crim. 18597PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FEINBERG, J.
Defendant Timothy Burres was charged by information with two counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury upon the person of a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (b)). A jury acquitted him of count I (relating to Officer Leon Williamson) and found him guilty of count II (relating to Officer Michael Korbett).
About two months prior to the events at issue, Officer Leon Williamson, a Rio Vista police officer, arrested appellant, a 19-year-old local resident, for a traffic offense. Appellant was not permitted to testify at trial as to whether…
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