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People v. Lynn

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 28, 1984No. Crim. 15346PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DUFFY, J. *

A jury found Martin Charles Lynn guilty of first degree murder (Pen. Code, 1 §§ 187, 189) and acquitted him of robbery (§ 211). Lynn admitted he had a prior violent felony conviction for robbery (§ 667.5, s,ubd. (b)). He appeals after the trial court sentenced him to prison for the term prescribed by law, 26 years to life.

On January 16, 1982, Lynn killed Gary Williams by strangling him with his hands, a tightly knotted garrote and by stomping on Williams’ neck. In the morning before his death, Williams went to the Vista residence of Ingrid Gambrell and Janice Campbell and…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  5. People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. People v. SailleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. People v. WhisenhuntCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  3. People v. MartinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  4. People v. MilesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2020
  5. People v. YoungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987

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