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People v. Manriquez

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 19, 1991No. E008320PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, Acting P. J.

—Defendant pled guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to a term of 15 years to life. On appeal, she contends that the trial court erred in finding her statutorily ineligible for probation. We agree and therefore reverse.

Facts

The body of Raul Contreras was found on December 17, 1989, by the side of a road in the unincorporated area near Hemet, California. He had been shot four times at close range with a .22-caliber gun. The defendant subsequently admitted that she and Victor Ballesteros had agreed to kill Mr. Contreras on behalf of Mr. Contreras’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. WalkerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. People v. PerkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  3. People v. SurpliceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. People v. HicksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  5. People v. RuizCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. DeJesusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  2. People v. AlvarezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. People v. Nuno, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  4. People v. SalcedoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
  5. People v. Luevano CA5California Court of Appeal · 2014

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